Neonatal testicular torsion
Rotation of the testis around the axis of the spermatic cord results in tissue ischaemia and testicular torsion (TT). TT in the newborn infant in the 1st month of life is referred to as neonatal TT (NTT) or perinatal TT and occurs in 6.1/100, 000 live births. The true incidence could be higher as so...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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Series: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2022;volume=19;issue=1;spage=1;epage=4;aulast=Kylat |