Scrotoliths in the testicular tunica vaginalis in an elderly male cadaver: clinical implications.

Scrotoliths, or "scrotal pearls," are calcified fibrous loose bodies found within the tunica vaginalis, often seen during radiological evaluation or autopsies. Chronic inflammation due to trauma, parasitic infestations, and torsion and subsequent detachment of the appendices of the testis or epididymis are postulated mechanisms suggested for their formation. They are benign but can mimic a tumor.

Morphometric study applied to testicular and epididymis hydatids torsion.

Twisted testicular appendages had difficult differential diagnosis with testicular torsion. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the number, shape, size and determine the laterality pattern of the testicular and epididymal hydatids and evaluate the correlations between the length and width of the testicular and epididymal hydatids with testicular measurements. We analyzed 60 fixed cadavers and 16 patients with prostate cancer without previous hormonal treatment undergoing bilateral orchiectomy, totalizing 76 units and 152 testicles.

How to Treat Chronic Idiopathic Testicular Pain? Scrotoscopy with a Novel Percutaneous Endoscopy Equipment.

Background: Management of chronic idiopathic testicular pain may be difficult because of problems identifying the causes. We evaluated "AUTOKLAV", a novel endourological nephrolithotomy device to diagnose and treat chronic idiopathic testicular pain.

Methods: We divided 103 patients to either scrotoscopy group (SG, n = 64) or open exploration group (OEG, n = 39) between September 2014 and March 2017 at Zhongnan Hospital.

Contribution to the origin and development of the appendices of the testis and epididymis in humans.

Hydatids, as appendices of testis or epididymis, were discovered by Morgagni in 1703 and 1705 and published by him in 1761. Hydatids are considered to be remnants of the cranial part of the Mullerian duct (MD), Wolffian duct (WD), or mesonephric tubules. They are localized as sessile or pedunculated appendices at the cranial pole of testis and at the head of epididymis, or at analogous organs in women.

Ultrasound appearances of the testicular appendages: pictorial review.

Five testicular appendages are formed during development of the male genito-urinary tract, which are the remnants of the degenerating mesonephric and paramesonephric ducts. The testicular and epididymal appendages, found at the upper pole of the testis and at the head of the epididymis respectively, are the most common and have a range of appearances on ultrasound. These appendages have the ability to undergo torsion, an important differential diagnosis in the child who presents with an acute scrotum.

[Torsion of appendix of testis and epididymis: a report of 4 cases].

We report our clinical and pathological observations on four patients with torsion of appendix testis or epididymis, and reviewed 72 cases of torsion of the appendages of intrascrotal organs collected from the Japanese literature; 35 cases of torsion of appendix testis, 36 cases of torsion of appendix epididymis and 1 case of torsion of paradidymis . Case 1 was a 10-year-old boy visiting us because of pain and swelling in his right scrotum continuing for the past ten days. His right scrotum was found to contain a hen-egg sized tender mass.