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Acute segmental testicular infarction
Author(s) -
DEBECK CHRISTIAN,
GHASEMIAN REZA
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01367.x
Subject(s) - medicine , infarction , cardiology , myocardial infarction
We report a case of segmental testicular infarction occurring in a patient with sickle cell trait. A 20‐year‐old African American man presented with a complaint of sudden onset, acute severe left testicular pain for 24 hours. Scrotal ultrasound revealed a hypo‐echoic mass in the left testicle. The hypo‐echoic area demonstrated no blood flow in Doppler mode. Because malignancy could not be excluded, the patient underwent a standard inguinal testicular exploration. A partial orchiectomy was performed with complete excision of the lesion. Pathology revealed infarcted testicular tissue with no malignancy present. Further evaluation revealed that the patient had sickle cell trait unbeknownst to him.