Testicular calculus: A rare case

Sen V., BOZKURT O., Demir O., Tuna B., YÖRÜKOĞLU K., Esen A. A.

INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL, cilt.41, sa.3, ss.588-590, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2014.0280
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.588-590
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Testicular Diseases, Calculi, Scrotum
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Testicular calculus is an extremely rare case with unknown etiology and pathogenesis. To our knowledge, here we report the third case of testicular calculus. A 31-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with painful solid mass in left testis. After diagnostic work-up for a possible testicular tumour, he underwent inguinal orchiectomy and histopathologic examination showed a testicular calculus.