testicle

Question 1

cryptorchidism

Answer 1

failure of the testicle to descend into the scrotal sac. this is the most common congenital male reproductive abnormality seen in 1% of male infants.

Question 2

what is the prognosis of cryptorchidism?

Answer 2

most resolve spontaneously by the age of 2.

Question 3

what are the complications of cryptorchidism

Answer 3

testicular atrophy with infertility and increased risk of seminoma

Question 4

what is orchitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the testicle

Question 5

what are the causes of orchitis in younger patients?

Answer 5

chlamydia and gonorrhea

Question 6

what are the causes of orchitis in older patients?

Answer 6

e. coli and pseudomonas

Question 7

what are the causes of orchitis in teen patients?

Answer 7

mumps is a cause.

Question 8

testicular torsion is what?

Answer 8

twisting of the spermatochord leading to obstruction of the thin walled veins and thus hemorrhagic infarction of the testicle.

Question 9

what is the most common cause of torsion?

Answer 9

congenital failure to attach to the scrotal sac.

Question 10

how does torsion present?

Answer 10

testicular pain and lack of cremasteric reflex

Question 11

varicocele is what and how does it present?

Answer 11

dilation of the spermatic vein due to impaired drainage, presents as a bag of worms. associated with left sided renal carcinoma. seen in a large percentage of infertile males

Question 12

which side is varicocele typically oN?

Answer 12

the left side.

Question 13

hyrdocele

Answer 13

fluid collection in the tunica vaginalis. associated with incomplete closure of the processes vaginalis leading to accumulation with the peritoneum.

Question 14

how can we distinguish the hydrocele?

Answer 14

transillumination of the scrotal sac