Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com spermatic artery, hypercoagulability disorders and sickle cell disease [1-4]. Usually occurs between the third and fourth decade of life, the most common symptom is acute onset orchialgia; Scrotal US remains the first assessment tool, it is described as a wedge-shaped or rounded area of hypoechogenicity within the testis, at doppler evaluation with ...

BACKGROUND The molecular basis of human testicular dysfunction is largely unknown. Global gene expression profiling of testicular biopsies might reveal an expression signature of spermatogenic failure in azoospermic men. METHODS Sixty-nine individual testicular biopsy samples were analysed on two microarray platforms; selected genes were validated by quantitative real-time PCR and immunohisto...

Objectives To compare elastography measurements in men with normal testicular tissue, testicular microlithiasis and testicular cancer. Methods A total of 248 consecutive patients were included. All men provided written informed consent. Testicular stiffness was assessed using shear wave elastography (SWE). Three SWE velocity measurements were assessed in each testicle. The patients were divid...

background the gonadectomy in patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome (ais) has been conventionally performed using laparotomic techniques. but currently several reports have suggested laparoscopic gonadectomy in these patients because of shorter hospital stay and minimal postoperative pain and hemorrhage. objective to report the laparoscopic gonadectomy in 11 patients suffering from andr...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether vasectomy is associated with an increased risk of several diseases, and in particular testicular cancer, after operation. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using linked medical record abstracts. SETTING Six health districts in Oxford region. SUBJECTS 13,246 men aged 25-49 years who had undergone vasectomy between 1970 and 1986, and 22,196 comparison subjects...

Objective-To determine whether vasectomy is associated with an increased risk of several diseases, and in particular testicular cancer, after operation. Design-Retrospective cohort study using linked medical record abstracts. Setting-Six health districts in Oxford region. Subjects-13246 men aged 25-49 years who had undergone vasectomy between 1970 and 1986, and 22196 comparison subjects who had...

Testicular neuroendocrine tumor is rare. It accounts for less than 1% of all testicular neoplasms. More than 60 cases have been published in the literature. A 27-year-old man presented with left testicular mass and underwent radical orchidectomy. Histological examination showed neuroendocrine tumor, confirmed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. The patient showed no evidence of met...

Three months following a right sided acute epididymitis a 62 year old patient presented with a painless right testicular swelling. Physical examination, scrotal ultrasound and operative exploration suggested malignancy. However, after inguinal orchiectomy a benign pseudolymphoma of the testis was revealed by pathological examination. A pseudolymphoma is a rare benign lesion which can only be di...

BACKGROUND There are limited studies about testicular microlithiasis (TML) and background information such as health, lifestyle, and socioeconomic status. PURPOSE To assess the prevalence of TML in relation to socioeconomic status and ethnicity. MATERIAL AND METHODS From a database of scrotal ultrasound examinations in a single institution, all men who underwent routine ultrasound examinati...