background: many different techniques have been described to treat undescended testes. we aimed to study a new technique of two-stage orchiopexy with total inguinal canal mobilization to prevent cord damage and testicular atrophy.   methods: between march 2002 and july 2005, we operated on 16 testes with short spermatic cord. in the first stage, the testes were anchored to the pubic tubercle an...

Scrotal carcinoma is a rare tumor. We report one case of such disease in a 60-year-old man presenting with an ulcerated-bleeding lesion on the left side of the scrotum and an enlarged lymph node in the left inguinal region. Biopsy of the ulcerated lesion found squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum. He underwent initial tumor resection and left inguinal lymph node biopsy followed by postoperati...

CT: computerized tomography PET: positron emission tomography INTRODUCTION The total body skin examination is an essential component in the routine surveillance of patientswith a history of melanoma. The appearance of distant cutaneous and subcutaneous melanoma metastasis represents disease that is high risk for recurrence in visceral sites, and these patients must be monitored closely. Althoug...

Both pediatric and adult urologists frequently evaluate pediatric patients with an acute scrotum. We present a detailed review on the acute pediatric scrotum highlighting the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis and management of this common clinical condition. It is important to highlight that a testicular torsion is the most important differential diagnosis and the main priority in e...

The patient, a student, aged 22 years, complained of thickening of the skin of the penis and scrotum, and enlargement of both. Previous history.?Four years ago he used to get fever every month, his temperature shooting up to 103? or 104?F., and lasting about 12 hours. The fever started with a rigor, and pain all over the body. He had a burning sensation in his scrotum and penis. He had a course...

INTRODUCTION Necrotizing fasciitis in neonates is rare and is associated with almost 50% mortality. Although more than 80 cases of neonates (under one month of age) with necrotizing fasciitis have been reported in the literature, only six of them are identified as originating in the scrotum. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a four-week-old, full-term, otherwise-healthy Caucasian baby b...

The objective of this study is to describe a new compression mechanism in the treatment of lymphedema of the penis and scrotum and the ensuing sexual rehabilitation. The patient, a 58-year-old man, had edema of the penile and scrotal region as a result of surgery of the pancreas and spleen and chemotherapy. The patient complained of pain, discomfort, and difficulties to walk and urinate. A clin...

Epididymal cyst is a benign mass in the scrotum that is relatively common in adults but it is rare in children. In routine experience the treatment of such cysts is conservative. Torsion of these cysts is extremely rare and the diagnosis is made by exploration of the scrotum. Our patient was a 14-year-old boy who has been referred to hospital with scrotal pain followed by a minor trauma 3 days ...