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Review
. 1990 Oct 29;152(44):3240-2.

[Testicular torsion in neonates. With special emphasis on bilateral cases]

[Article in Danish]
C Felding  1 , J Moesgaard
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  • PMID: 2238206
Review

[Testicular torsion in neonates. With special emphasis on bilateral cases]

[Article in Danish]
C Felding et al. Ugeskr Laeger. .

Abstract

The literature concerning torsion of the testis in neonates is reviewed with special reference to bilateral cases. The incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, differential diagnoses and treatment are discussed. The importance of immediate surgical intervention is emphasized in order to avoid necrosis of spermatogenic tissue and subsequent infertility.

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