PURPOSE Histological study of vascularization between a cecal pedicle flap and the testicle of Wistar rats. METHODS Fifty-three rats were studied. G1: submitted to celiotomy (a), mobilization of the right testicle (RT) to the abdomen (b), cecal flap suture to the RT (d) and cavity closure. G1: procedures a, b and d and fixation of RT into abdomen. G3: procedures a, b and d, exposition of RT t...

Chronic idiopathic orchialgia is a urologic disease process that is as frustrating as it is common. While no consensus exists on management for otherwise-unexplained testicular pain, most providers would agree that once other treatable organic causes are ruled out, initial management should be symptom focused, and should be medical rather than surgical. This chapter presents a review of the evi...

Testicular torsion is predominantly a disease of adolescence, but age itself should not be an exclusion criterion for the diagnosis. A lack of suspicion for testicular torsion in older patients may result in a missed or delayed diagnosis which jeopardizes the chance of testicular salvage. In this article, we report a case of testicular torsion in a 55-year-old Chinese man.

INTRODUCTION Treatment of cryptorchidism includes hormonal therapy and/or operative methods. To evaluate effectiveness of neoadjuvant hCG-therapy in cryptorchid boys regarding testicle position before and after treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS 204 boys with 229 UDT, median age at presentation 6,6 years, SD ±3.4; 179 (87.7%) with unilateral and 25 (12.3%) with bilateral defect were treated betw...

Metastasis from urothelial carcinoma to the testis is rare. This case report presented an extremely rare case of testicular metastasis from renal pelvis carcinoma in a 69 year old man who had experienced painless left testicular swelling, after he underwent radical nephroureterectomy and bladder cuff excision for the urothelial carcinoma of left renal pelvis ten years ago. Physical examination ...

Mammalian spermatogenesis is a complex biological process occurring in the seminiferous tubules in the testis. This process represents a delicate balance between cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. In most mammals, the testicles are kept in the scrotum 2 to 7°C below body core temperature, and the spermatogenic process proceeds with a blood and oxygen supply that is fairly indep...

INTRODUCTION The presence of more than 2 testicles is called polyorchidism. It is a rare anomaly. Less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. CLINICAL PICTURE A 51-year-old man complained of a painless right groin lump for a year. Physical examination revealed a discrete ovoid non-tender, firm but mobile lump. No cough impulse was demonstrated. Sonography demonstrated a soft tis...

OBJECTIVE We report a case of supernumerary testis, a rare anomaly with only around 100 cases reported in the literature. METHODS We describe the case of a 26-year-old man who consulted for a left paratesticular tumor. Physical examination and ultrasound showed a 2-cm nodular lesion over the left epididymis. The lesion was confirmed as supernumerary testis by surgical examination and biopsy...

Background Cyclophosphamide (CP) is a chemotherapeuticdrug which causes deleterious effects on tissue of testicle and increases free radicals in the body. The aim of this study is to investigate protective effects of ethyl pyruvate (EP) on improvement of testicle inCP treated animals. MaterialsAndMethods In this study, 15 male mice(6-8 weeks) were divided into 3 groups. Control group receivedno...