[Testicular microlithiasis: echographic diagnosis of a new cause for orchialgia and infertility].
We report five patients who consulted for orchialgia in whom the diagnosis of testicular microlithiasis was made by means of scrotal sonography. Four showed oligo or azzosperm and 4 had their testis diminished in size. The echographic findings were characteristic and consisted of multiple small echogenic nonshadowing images, scattered in both testis. Atrophy of the germinal epithelium and impairment of spermiogenesis associated to intratubular calcic microspheres were demonstrated in 3 cases. Testicular microlithiasis is not generally recognized as a cause for infertility and we proposed that scrotal sonography should be used in workup for male infertility.
MacKinnon
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Centro Scanner, Providencia.
D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
Microlitiasis testicular: diagnóstico ecográfico de una nueva causa de orquialgia e infertilidad.