Complete recovery after the removal of an ectopic testicle in a case of primary reninism and retroperitoneal hemangioma.
A 32-year-old man recovered completely from hypokalemic hypertension that had been caused by primary reninism after the ablation of an ectopic left testis, epididymis and ductus deferens. For several years, severe hypertension has been resistant to treatment, even the concurrent administration of up to seven antihypertensive agents. In this case, cryptorchidism was associated with an indirect inguinal hernia and an open peritoneo-vaginal process on both sides, aplasia of the posterior wall of the inguinal canal on the right side, an umbilical hernia, and a retroperitoneal tendrillar hemangioma.
Department of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck 6020, Austria. bernhard.glodny@uibk.ac.at
Bernhard
B
Glodny
Alexandar
A
Tzankov
Germar-Michael
GM
Pinggera
Johannes
J
Petersen
Ralf
R
Herwig
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*; D013737:Testis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D012083:Renin