Flashcards in Testis & Scrotum Disorders Deck (68)
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Define Cryptorchidism
Undescended testes or absent testes (agenesis)
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Pathology of Cryptorchidism
Undescended testicles remain in the lower abdomen or at a point of descent into the inguinal canal
Scrotal sac is empty
Spontaneous decent in first 3 months
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Pathologic Changes to the Undescended Testicle Demonstrated at 6-12 Months
Delay in germ cell development
Changes in spermatic tubules
Reduces number of Leydig cells
Morphologic changes in contralateral descended testicle
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Consequences of Cryptorchidism
Infertility
Increased risk of malignancy
Indirect inguinal hernias
Increased incidence of testicular torsions
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Cryptorchidism & Infertility
Increases if disorder is bilateral
Decreased sperm counts
Poorer quality sperm
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Exam & Diagnosis of Cryptorchidism
Careful exam of genitalia in male infants
Differentiate from retractable testes
Diagosis: ultrasound, laparoscopy
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Treatment Goals of Cryptorchidism
Enhance future fertility potential
Placement of the gonad in a favorable place for cancer detection
Improved cosmetic appearance
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Treatment of Cryptorchidism
Orchiopexy after 6 months of life
Lifelong follow-up: infertility & testicular cancer issues
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Define Hydrocele
Excess fluid collects between the layers of the tunica vaginalis usually peritoneal fluid due to a weakness in the patent processes vaginalis
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Causes of Hydrocele
Primary congenital defect
Secondary condition
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Primary Congenital Defect with a Hydrocele
Associated with indirect inguinal hernia
Persist beyond 2 years: surgical treatment indicated
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Secondary Causes of Hydrocele
Trauma
Epididymitis
Testicular torsion
Orchitis
Infection
Testicular cancer
Appendiceal torsion
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Hydrocele on Palpation
Palpated a cystic masses
Can become quite large
Mass can be mistaken for a solid tumor
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Diagnosis of Hydrocele
Ultrasound
Trans-illuminate
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Define Trans-illumination
Shining a light through the scrotum for the purposed of visualizing its internal structures
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Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Hydrocele
Determination of underlying conditions
Evaluate if can not transilluminate
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Hydrocele in a Young Man
Should be considered cancer until proven otherwise
Careful evaluation needed to exclude cancer or infection
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Hydrocele in an Adult Male
Relatively benign condition
Often asymptomatic
Feeling of heaviness in scrotum
Pain in the lower back
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Treatment of Primary Causes of a Hydrocele
If painful or cosmetically undesirable, surgical correction is indicated
Inguinally or transcrotally
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Treatment of Secondary Causes of a Hydrocele
Treat condition causing hydrocele
If communicating with peritoneal cavity then surgery is necessary to close the defect
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Define Hematocele
Accumulation of blood in the tunica vaginalis
Can compromise testicle
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Etiologies of a Hematocele
Abdominal surgical procedure
Scrotal trauma
Bleeding disorder
Testicular tumor
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Define Spermatocele
Painless, sperm-containing cyst that forms on the epididymis
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Where is a spermatocele located?
Above & posterior to the testes
Attached to epididymis
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Define Varicocele
Varicosities of the pampiniform plexus
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Highest incidence of Varicoceles
15-35 years old
Rare before puberty
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Which side are varicoceles more common?
Left due to left gonadal vein inserts into the left renal vein
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Symptoms of Varicocele
Asymptomatic
Dull aching
Atrophy
Infertility
Abnormal feeling of heaviness in the left when standing and relieved when recombent
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Diagnosis of Varicocele
Exam with patient in standing & recumbent position
Disappears in supine position
Feels like "a bag of worms"
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