TY - JOUR
T1 - Segmental testicular infarction
T2 - Case series and brief literature review of a great mime
AU - Palmisano, Franco
AU - Serrago, Mariapia
AU - Gallioli, Andrea
AU - Lorusso, Vito
AU - Gadda, Franco
AU - Spinelli, Matteo
AU - Montanari, Emanuele
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - Segmental testicular infarction is rare, and the etiology is mostly idiopathic. We report a case series of four young patients, one of them with metachronous bilateral disease, presenting with an acute scrotum and treated with a testis-sparing approach, if feasible, after a negative intraoperative biopsy. Etiology, differential diagnosis, and management are reviewed. To be aware of clinical and imaging features of this benign testicular pathology, it is crucial to avoid unnecessary orchiectomies to preserve vital testicular tissue left.
AB - Segmental testicular infarction is rare, and the etiology is mostly idiopathic. We report a case series of four young patients, one of them with metachronous bilateral disease, presenting with an acute scrotum and treated with a testis-sparing approach, if feasible, after a negative intraoperative biopsy. Etiology, differential diagnosis, and management are reviewed. To be aware of clinical and imaging features of this benign testicular pathology, it is crucial to avoid unnecessary orchiectomies to preserve vital testicular tissue left.
KW - Acute scrotum
KW - testicular hemorrhage
KW - testicular infarction
KW - testicular pathologies
KW - testis-sparing surgery
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85069057185&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85069057185&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4103/UA.UA_125_18
DO - 10.4103/UA.UA_125_18
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069057185
VL - 11
SP - 334
EP - 337
JO - Urology Annals
JF - Urology Annals
SN - 0974-7796
IS - 3
ER -