After an ultra-sound scan, Hughes was told he needed surgery urgently and that he may lose his
testicle.
Undescended
testicles are not common in babies but the issue can be fixed with laparoscopic surgery where doctors move the
testicle into the scrotum and stitch it in place, according to the (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/undescended-testicle/symptoms-causes/syc-20351995) Mayo Clinic.
Leung classified polyorchidism into four groups based on testis embryology: 1) polyorchidism with no vas deferens or epididymis in the supernumerary testis, 2) testes sharing these two structures with the ipsilateral
testicle, 3) testes with their own epididymis and sharing the vas deferens, and 4) supernumerary testes with their own annexes (5,6).
Even if the mass turns out to be benign, the following testicular conditions can cause intense discomfort and threaten fertility: Cysts (which can form in the
testicle, epididymis or structures around the
testicle), infection, injury, varicocele (enlargement of the veins) and hydrocele (collection of fluid around the testis).
6 Your penis has more nerve endings than your
testicles, but your testes have many more pain receptors.
It could cause pain in the
testicles since it is connected to the
testicle.
Our physical exam findings of a fixed, indurated, and exquisitely tender
testicle were validated with our intraoperative findings.
However, in some cases, the gubernaculum isn't formed properly, or doesn't function properly, and the
testicle stays in the abdomen, Dr.
Undescended
testicle is the most common congenital anomaly in boys and found in approximately 1% of the children aged one year (5).
But in July 2012, he was admitted to a Sharjah hospital where a doctor cut an artery in his left
testicle without the patient's knowledge or consent.
As dissection was carried down to the level of the rectus fascia, the inguinal canal was noted to be completely disrupted and the left
testicle was noted to be within the wound superior to the fascia overlying the inguinal canal (Figure 4).
The doctor discovered that Hitler suffered from an undescended right
testicle - a condition that occurs in childhood - according to research at University of Erlangen.
