We present two cases of viral associated orchitis and subsequent testis masses concerning for malignancy both on physical exam and scrotal ultrasound. In both cases, the patients underwent radical orchiectomy after a discussion of management options. Both pathologic analyses were negative for malignancy, and our literature search revealed no other similar case reports. We review our two cases s...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 1069 VOLUME 41OCTOBER 17, 2004 attenuation of prostatic tissue seen in congenital obstructions leads to loss of obliquity of the normal ejaculatory ducts as they enter the posterior urethra. Associated distal obstruction to the flow of urine may aid in the urethro-ejaculatory reflux of urine .If the urine is infected, this precipitates epididymo-orchitis as it happened in the ...

We report the first case of appendicitis within a recurrent inguinal hernia, more unique in its presentation as epididymo-orchitis. A 61-year old male presented with right testicular pain, erythematous scrotum and raised inflammatory markers. He previously had recurrent left epididymo-orchitis and right inguinal hernia repair. A diagnosis of epididymo-orchitis was made but CT was performed whic...

In the process of establishment of an inbred Duroc pig strain, males with size asymmetry of the testes were frequently observed. To clarify the possible causes of this asymmetry, we examined the testes and epididymides of 67 males of the F4-F7 generations at 35-100 weeks of age. Testicular weights showed a wide variation (120-610 g). When the weights of the testes were compared bilaterally, 35 ...

PURPOSE To determine the value of color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) as a routine investigational method for diagnosis of scrotal pathologies. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective observational study (case series) was carried out over a period of 16 months on 122 patients in the age range of 13 to 70 years old, who presented with scrotal swellings. After adequate history taking and examin...

INTRODUCTION Emphysematous epididymo-orchitis is a rare cause of acute scrotum pain characterized by gas formation within the tissue. Diabetes mellitus and recto-seminal fistula secondary to sigmoid diverticulitis are generally accepted as being responsible for this disease. However, prostate invasion secondary to rectal cancer may be considered to be a newly identified pathogenetic mechanism. ...

BACKGROUND Although the testis is considered an immunoprivileged organ it can orchestrate immune responses against pathological insults such as infection and trauma. Experimental autoimmune orchitis (EAO) is a model of chronic inflammation whose main histopathological features it shares with human orchitis. In EAO an increased number of macrophages infiltrate the interstitium concomitantly with...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate inhibin secretion in rats with autoimmune orchitis. As we have previously described, experimental autoimmune orchitis (EAO) induced in rats by active immunization with testis homogenate and adjuvants is characterized by an interstitial mononuclear cell infiltrate and sloughing of the germinal epithelium. At 120 days after the first immunization 60% o...