Testicular Torsion in Neonates and Infants: Sonographic Features in 30 Patients
Jeffrey Traubici1,
Alan Daneman1,
Oscar Navarro1,
Arun Mohanta1 and
Cristian Garcia2
1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University
of Toronto, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
2 Departamento de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Marcoleta
347, Santiago, Chile.

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Fig. 1A. 1-day-old neonate presenting with swollen testicle.
Gray-scale sonogram shows heterogeneous testicle (arrows) with
subtunica fluid and hydrocele containing debris.
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Fig. 1B. 1-day-old neonate presenting with swollen testicle.
Gray-scale sonogram shows linear hypoechoic striations (arrows)
parallel to one another.
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Fig. 1C. 1-day-old neonate presenting with swollen testicle. Follow-up
gray-scale sonogram obtained 2 months after B shows small testicle
(arrows) with peripheral hyperechoic foci (arrowheads).
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Fig. 2A. 4-month-old infant with scrotal swelling who was
approximately 4 months premature and therefore near term-corrected age.
Gray-scale sonogram shows small testicle with curvilinear area of increased
echogenicity in periphery (arrows).
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Fig. 2B. 4-month-old infant with scrotal swelling who was
approximately 4 months premature and therefore near term-corrected age.
Gray-scale sonogram of testicle obtained in another plane shows more scattered
areas of increased echogenicity in periphery (arrow and
cursors).
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