OBJECTIVES To evaluate the incidence of hydrocele following laparoscopic Palomo varicocele ligation in pediatric and adolescents in our institution. METHODS Between 1997 and 2009, 180 boys diagnosed as having varicocele who underwent Palomo laparoscopic ligation were evaluated retrospectively. Outcome variables recorded for analysis were age at presentation, symptoms, varicocele grade (Dubin-...

Selenium dioxide was administered (ip) to albino male rats (200 +/- 5 g) in increasing doses (2, 6 and 10 micrograms/rat, daily) for 90 days. Histologic and histometric study showed that there was dose dependent injury to testes. No cellular deformation was observed following 2 micrograms-dose; whereas 6 micrograms-dose caused significant damage of gametogenic cells. At a dose of 10 micrograms,...

BACKGROUND Purpura fulminans and bilateral perinatal testicular torsion are rare and may co-exist. CASE CHARACTERISTICS A 3-day-old neonate with bilateral swelling of scrotum; torsion and gangrenous changes were observed on exploration. INTERVENTIONS Left orchidectomy with preservation of right testis was done. OUTCOME At 2-month follow-up, right testis showed signs of atrophy. Child deve...

Past studies on the toxicological effects of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers as well as the recent data on these chemicals in Japan are reviewed. Only a few researchers have participated in the study of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers in Japan. The effects of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers on testis and embryotoxic effects of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGM) have been studied, as has the teratoge...

Many of the reproductive toxicants have primary effects on the testis, which potentially overshadow effects downstream on the efferent ducts and epididymis. The specific target of these effects depends upon the dosage and time response. It is often necessary to design experiments that separate testosterone-dependent responses arising in the testis from direct effects on epididymal tissues and s...

Fibrous pseudotumors of the testicular tunics and paratesticular tissue are uncommon lesions. They typically arise as painless scrotal masses that may be associated with hydrocele or history of surgery, trauma, or infection. Although benign, these lesions often clinically indicate malignancy and usually remain undiagnosed preoperatively. Here, we report on a 59-year-old man with fibrous pseudot...

In 1927 Fanconi described under the title 'familial pericious-like anaemia in children' three brothers with fatal refractory anaemia associated with pigmentation of the skin, testicular atrophy, microcephaly, underdevelopment, squint, and increased tendon jerks. In the same paper he reported a case with muscular dystrophy, pigmentation, testicular hypoplasia, microcephaly, and anaemia of a simi...

Anabolic steroid abuse in athletes has been associated with a wide range of adverse conditions, including hypogonadism, testicular atrophy, impaired spermatogenesis, gynaecomastia, and psychiatric disturbance. But what effect does steroid abuse have on the cardiovascular system?

Testicular arteries are the branches of the abdominal aorta below the level of origin of renal arteries. They may originate at a higher or a lower level from the aorta. However, when they originate from some other artery, they become surgically significant, since the ligature of the main artery giving rise to the testicular artery might lead to testicular atrophy. The present report is about th...

OBJECTIVE To measure testicular volume and the gonadotrophin response to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation in adolescents undergoing left varicocelectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirteen adolescents undergoing varicocelectomy had their testicular volume and endocrine function evaluated before and after surgery. RESULTS The initial left testicular volume was consistently small...