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Segmental testicular infarction: Case series and brief literature review of a great mime

Segmental testicular infarction is rare, and the etiology is mostly idiopathic. We report a case series of four young patients, one of them with metachronous bilateral disease, presenting with an acute scrotum and treated with a testis-sparing approach, if feasible, after a negative intraoperative b...

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Autores principales: Palmisano, Franco, Serrago, Mariapia, Gallioli, Andrea, Lorusso, Vito, Gadda, Franco, Spinelli, Matteo Giulio, Montanari, Emanuele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6676845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31413519
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/UA.UA_125_18
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author Palmisano, Franco
Serrago, Mariapia
Gallioli, Andrea
Lorusso, Vito
Gadda, Franco
Spinelli, Matteo Giulio
Montanari, Emanuele
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description Segmental testicular infarction is rare, and the etiology is mostly idiopathic. We report a case series of four young patients, one of them with metachronous bilateral disease, presenting with an acute scrotum and treated with a testis-sparing approach, if feasible, after a negative intraoperative biopsy. Etiology, differential diagnosis, and management are reviewed. To be aware of clinical and imaging features of this benign testicular pathology, it is crucial to avoid unnecessary orchiectomies to preserve vital testicular tissue left.
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spelling pubmed-66768452019-08-14 Segmental testicular infarction: Case series and brief literature review of a great mime Palmisano, Franco Serrago, Mariapia Gallioli, Andrea Lorusso, Vito Gadda, Franco Spinelli, Matteo Giulio Montanari, Emanuele Urol Ann Case Report Segmental testicular infarction is rare, and the etiology is mostly idiopathic. We report a case series of four young patients, one of them with metachronous bilateral disease, presenting with an acute scrotum and treated with a testis-sparing approach, if feasible, after a negative intraoperative biopsy. Etiology, differential diagnosis, and management are reviewed. To be aware of clinical and imaging features of this benign testicular pathology, it is crucial to avoid unnecessary orchiectomies to preserve vital testicular tissue left. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6676845/ /pubmed/31413519 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/UA.UA_125_18 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Urology Annals http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6676845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31413519
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/UA.UA_125_18
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