Traumatic bilateral testicular dislocation: a recovery of spermatogenesis by orchiopexy 15 years after the onset.
OBJECTIVE
To report a patient with azoospermia who achieved an induction of spermatogenesis after undergoing orchiopexy of long-standing bilateral traumatic dislocated testes.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Clinical.


METHODS
A 33-year-old man.


METHODS
Imaging studies, orchiopexy, testicular biopsy, and a review of similar cases.


METHODS
Recovery of spermatogenesis after orchiopexy.


RESULTS
A patient with azoospermia with bilateral traumatic dislocated testes due to a motorcycle accident 15 years previously. A bilateral testicular dislocation in the superficial inguinal pouch was diagnosed by palpation, imaging studies, and exploration. A recovery of spermatogenesis was obtained after performing orchiopexy of bilateral dislocated testes.


CONCLUSIONS
The recovery of spermatogenesis in patients with azoospermia with a bilateral testicular dislocation therefore may be successfully obtained after appropriately performing orchiopexy.
Department of Urology, Showa University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. hs-showa-u@med.showa-u.ac.jp
Hideo
H
Sakamoto
Shinji
S
Iwasaki
Miki
M
Kushima
Takeshi
T
Shichijo
Yoshio
Y
Ogawa
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D053713:Azoospermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male