Untreated rupture of the tunica albuginea.
A patient with untreated rupture of the tunica albuginea underwent surgical exploration 6 weeks after acute scrotal trauma. A layer of epithelium had grown across the bulging seminiferous tubules, and no further surgical repair was necessary. This spontaneous repair phenomenon has not previously been reported pictorially in the human testis. The recommended treatment of testicular rupture is surgical exploration and repair.
D000328:Adult; D006398:Hematocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014945:Wound Healing; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000503:physiopathology*