Objective: To compare the surgical outcomes and complications between laparoscopic Doppler ultrasound assisted laparoscopic varicocelectomy (LDU-LV) and conventional LV for infertile patients with varicoceles. To examine the microanatomy of the spermatic cord within suprainguinal portion. Methods: One hundred and forty-seven infertile patients with varicoceles were randomly divided into LDU-LV ...

The aims of this study were to identify which aspects of castration are painful to piglets, and to determine if less painful methods are available. Previous work has shown that piglets produce more high frequency calls (>1kHz) when castrated than when handled identically but not castrated, or when castrated using a local anesthetic. In Experiment 1, we used 90 piglets to assess the vocal respon...

Primary malignant mesothelioma (MM) of spermatic cord is extremely rare. We presented two malignant mesotheliomas involving the spermatic cords; one was primary, one secondary. The secondary one represented the direct involvement by a peritoneal MM. No occupational exposure to asbestos was identified in either patient. Both of them presented with a painless inguinal mass. Microscopically the pr...

Spermatic Cord Liposarcoma are uncommon soft tissue neoplasm. Association with others tumors is so exceptional. We describe and relation between liposarcoma and prostate cancer in a 66 years old patient who had a left paratesticular tumor with low speed growth and 12 cm of length; nodule in prostate gland was detected. Ecography demostrate an hipoecoic tumor in the spermatic cord; Prostate Spec...

Paragangliomas rarely involve the genitourinary tract. We present a case of a paraganglioma arising from the spermatic cord and review the literature on the topic.

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of decompression fasciotomy on testes undergoing torsion of the spermatic cord. METHODS Spermatic cord torsion was induced in 40 Wistar testes for six and 12 hours. At the time of distortion, decompression fasciotomy was performed on half of the animals. After 42 days, the testicles were examined both macroscopically and microscopically. A non-parametric Mann- W...

Phaeochromocytoma of the spermatic cord is very rare. It can arise anywhere in the distribution of cells of neural crest origin, but 80-90% arise in the adrenal medulla and only 3% are extra-abdominal. A small tumour may be asymptomatic because insufficient catecholamines are secreted to cause haemodynamic disturbance.

Aim. To report a unique case of retroperitoneal urinoma extending to the scrotum through the spermatic cord and successfully treated with nephrostomy, drainage, and gracilis muscle flap.

other than those now recorded, in which the full gravity of the condition was not appreciated by others, so that effective treatment was not adopted and fatal results occurred. The main points of the history are usually the same, the patients may or may not have been debilitated by previous ill-health from malaria, dysentery. Most of them previous to the attack were in their usual health. The a...

Study objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding dexmedetomidine (DEX) to bupivacaine on the quality of spermatic cord block anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. Design This is a randomized, double-blind study. Setting This study was performed in an educational and research hospital. Patients One hundred twenty adult males were scheduled for intrascrotal...