title: Simple testicular cyst in infants: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a 5-month-old boy with testicular cyst. He presented with a right inguinal hernia and a scrotal mass. Ultrasonography showed a cystic mass in the right testicular parenchyma, suggesting a testicular cyst. He underwent right herniotomy and unroofing of the cyst. Simple testicular cyst is extremely rare with only 48 cases reported in the literature. Of these cases, 8 patients were less than two years old. The diagnosis of simple testicular cyst can be made preoperatively with ultrasonography. Testis-preserving excision or unroofing the cyst is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Iwakuni National Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Honjo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography