A bilobed testicle diagnosed with ultrasound in an 18-year-old boy

Bilobed testicle is a very rare congenital malformation with an unknown etiology. Herein, we report an 18-year-old boy presented with a right-bilobed testicle mimicking a testicular tumor. The present case highlights the importance of considering bilobed testicle as a valuable differential diagnosis...

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Autores principales: Hekmatnia, Farzaneh, Momeni, Mohammad, Hekmatnia, Ali, Baradaran Mahdavi, Mohammad Mehdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5122000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27904607
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1735-1995.187337
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Sumario:Bilobed testicle is a very rare congenital malformation with an unknown etiology. Herein, we report an 18-year-old boy presented with a right-bilobed testicle mimicking a testicular tumor. The present case highlights the importance of considering bilobed testicle as a valuable differential diagnosis of testicular mass to prevent unnecessary surgery. Furthermore, the case could provide more information about presentation and management of bilobed testicle.

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