We describe the rare combination of testicular microlithiasis, unilateral intra/extratesticular varicocele, and tubular ectasia of the rete testis in a 17-year-old boy who presented with testicular pain following a trauma. He had a prior history of undescended testis and orchiopexy in childhood. His workup included a normal abdominal ultrasound and a sperm analysis demonstrating a low sperm cou...

Testicular torsion is a rare medical condition among neonates. Main symptoms are swelling, erythema and pain of the scrotum. It can be both perinatal (diagnosed at birth) postnatal after birth to 28 days life). If not treated, atrophy involving and/or contra lateral testis developed. Still being main treatment option surgery, new researches suggest delayed surgery in because low rates salvaging...

background: many different techniques have been described to treat undescended testes. we aimed to study a new technique of two-stage orchiopexy with total inguinal canal mobilization to prevent cord damage and testicular atrophy.   methods: between march 2002 and july 2005, we operated on 16 testes with short spermatic cord. in the first stage, the testes were anchored to the pubic tubercle an...

The incidence of cryptorchidism in infants is 3.3-5.8%, incidence in adults is not known. Cryptorchidism in adults is not uncommon in India for various reasons. Orchiectomy is the best option as malignant transformation of the undescended testis is a very real risk. Our patient was 52 years old with an empty left hemiscrotum and a large lower abdominal swelling. Laparoscopy-assisted resection w...

Crossed testicular ectopia (CTE) is generally defined as both testes located in the same hemiscrotum and contralateral hydrocele with the absence of a testis. However, the initial presentation of CTE in an infant as an incarcerated inguinal hernia is extremely rare. We report on a 10-month-old infant with CTE, who visited the emergency room presenting with a left incarcerated inguinal hernia. A...

Testicular torsion is rare in newborn infants. However, its frequency has increased, most of which are reported in full-term infants. We diagnosed and treated testicular torsion in an extremely low birth weight infant (ELBWI). A 2×2 cm red mass was palpable in the left groin of a 24-week-old, 745 g, male newborn at 23 days of age. Left testicular torsion was diagnosed, and emergent orchiopexy w...