The fugitive testicle

The fugitive testicle

The testicle is a testicle that is located outside the scrotum

  • Channel
  • Outside the course of the spermatic cord

In order for the testis to function in the secretion of hormone testosterone as well as the composition of sperm need a temperature less than two degrees of body temperature and therefore found scrotum outside the abdomen to stabilize the testicles where the appropriate temperature to perform their work of secretion of masturbation and production of sperm

  • Atrophy of testicles and loss of ability to secretion of testosterone and sperm production
  • Wrap the spermatic cord resulting in a blood clotting and death testicle
  • The possibility of malignant growth of the testicular is higher than the occurrence of the testicle found in the scrotum, as well as the delayed discovery, leading to spread and increased risk to the life of the injured
  • At birth, the testicle is usually inserted into the scrotum when the pediatrician who is involved in the child is examining the newborn child and can determine whether the testicle is in place or not.
  • Mother When you change the diapers and the child’s baby can see what the size of both sides of the right and left scrotum are equal or different
  • Clinical examination by a specialist doctor can decide whether the testicle is in place or not
  • Ultrasonic work
  • CT and MRI This is usually for a few cases when the testicle is inside the abdomen and the ultrasound can not accurately determine its presence

The testicle is usually a short sperm or is accompanied by an obstruction such as a hernia. A child trying to treat it with hormone is usually useless. The only treatment is surgically removing and fixing the testicle in the scrotum. This is a one-day operation. We send the patient to his home after several hours of procedure. The process is sooner when the testicle is closer to its function and normal size