Male genitalia Flashcards
What condition is known as an undescended teste?
Cryptorchism
What condition results in a failure of normal posterior anchoring of gubernaculum, epididymis and testis allowing testis free rotation within the scrotum?
Testicular Torsion
What age group is typically most common with testicular torsion?
13-17 year olds
How does one acquire testicular torsion?
activity, trauma, during sleep
What is the key symptom of Testicular torsion?
severe unilateral scrotal pain in young males
What is the most common imaging used for testicular torsion?
Ultrasound
What condition contains symptoms of gradual onset of pain/swelling of testes, fever, urethral discharge, and elevation of scrotum?
Epididymitis
What is the most common sign in Epididymitis?
painful swelling in postpubertal male
What condition is the most common scrotal mass and has a pampiniform venous plexus?
Varicocele
What is the key sign in Varicocele?
“Bag of worms” / “Spaghetti” testicular vessels
Which testicle is the most prone to Varicocele?
Left teste
What are the 3 management considerations for Varicocele?
Symptoms, size variance, infertility
What condition transilluminates when lit up?
Hydrocele
What condition is often asymptomatic but when testes feel heavy and increases size with activity?
Hydrocele
What condition contains a painless, irregular mass, scrotal heaviness, and does not transilluminate?
testicular cancer
What are the risk factors for testicular cancer?
cryptorchiasm
family history
infertility
smoking
What type of hernia contains intestine through the inguinal canal, most common in both sexes, felt on the tip of the finger, and is the most symptomatic?
Indirect Inguinal hernia
What type of hernia contains intestines through Hesslebach’s triangle, felt on the pad of the finger, and less symptomatic?
Direct Inguinal Hernia
What type of hernia is most common in females?
Femoral Hernia
What type of hernia creates pain worse with movements such as sprinting, kicking, side-stepping, sneezing, or coughing?
Sports hernia
What condition shows signs of weak urine flow, frequent urination especially at night, trouble starting and stopping urine stream, inability to completely empty bladder, straining to urinate, pain during urination, and dribbling following urination with a painless enlargement?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
What percentage of males will have Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) between ages 70-90?
90%
What condition shows signs of urgency of urination, dysuria, pain in lower back and lower abdomen while being tender?
Prostatitis
What supplement would you use to manage prostatitis and BPH?
Saw Palmetto
What is the the 2nd most common male malignancy and 2nd most common cause of cancer death?
Prostate cancer
T/F: early prostate cancer may not have symptoms
True
