title: Postsurgical changes in the testis: a diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Postsurgical changes in the testicle following epididymal surgery may mimic neoplastic transformation on ultrasound evaluation. We report a case in which postoperative ultrasound findings following epididymectomy, which in retrospect were consistent with tubular ectasia of the rete testis, resulted in unnecessary testicular biopsy and orchiectomy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0330, USA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Tchetgen
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography