CASE 400: NEONATE TESTIS TORSION, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr LÊ VĂN TÀI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

Neonate  3 days old with  right swelling scrotum and left darker scrotum ( foto).

Ultrasound   US 1 = small right  testis  and  hydrocele vaginalis.

US 2 = left testis is  hypoechoic and no blood supply.

US 3 = cross section of  left testis.   

Sonologist reported  torsion of left testis  long time ago, maybe intrapartum stage

Operation= removed  left testis  torsion in 3 wings roller and black color.

Microscopic report is left  testis necrosis.

Conclusion=   Torsion of testis detected  at neonate time.

Reference:
http://www.jpss.eu/index.php/current-issue/item/558-bilateral-testicular-torsion-in-a-neonate-a-case-report

http://synapse.koreamed.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/1020KJU/kju-49-957.pdf

http://file.scirp.org/pdf/CRCM_2013032513030136.pdf