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P1 NEONATAL TESTICULAR TORSION: A LOST CAUSE?
C. M. John, G. Kooner, D. E. Mathew, S. Ahmad, S. Kenny.Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK

Introduction: Neonatal testicular torsion is a rare occurrence. It was first described by Taylor in 1897. Neonatal testicular torsion is widely accepted as being an antenatal event.

Aims: To determine an incidence (which has never been reported) for this rare condition and to assess the surgical outcome of boys presenting with this condition.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of case notes identified from local clinical coding procedures.

Results: Twenty four babies with proven testicular torsion were identified over a 13-year period. There were 359 091 live births in the catchment area during the study period. When calculating the incidence, we excluded 2 babies who were extra-regional referrals. They were all born at full term except for one baby born at 34 weeks. They had a mean birth weight of 3.71 kg (range 2.18–4.78 kg). . . . [Full text of this article]

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