Polyorchism
https://doi.org/10.21886/2308-6424-2019-7-4-49-52
Abstract
A clinical case of treatment of a 19-year-old patient with hydrocele on the left, polyorchism is described. In 2012, a patient underwent surgery on the left for varicocele on the left. Hydrocele developed one year after Ivanissevich’s surgery on the left, in 2013. Before going to the clinic polyorchism was not diagnosed. When contacted: complaints about the main disease - hydrocele: the increase of the left half of the scrotum, the patient’s condition was assessed as satisfactory, laboratory indicators ‒ within the normal range. Rapid treatment of hydrocele by Bergman was carried out. During the operation: the left half of the scrotum was opened, about 60 ml was evacuated. The straw-yellow liquids were assessed by the condition of the testicles, taking into account the presence of independent appendages in each organ and the common ejaculate - the decision was made to preserve both testicles. The postoperative period went smoothly. During the control examinations - pathological changes were not revealed: control analyses of the.
The study did not have sponsorship. The author has declared no conflicts of interest.
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Kolesnikov G.S. Polyorchism. Urology Herald. 2019;7(4):49-52. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21886/2308-6424-2019-7-4-49-52