Significance of Epididymal and Ductal Anomalies Associated with Testicular Maldescent

Gill, Bhagwant; Kogan, Stanley J.; Starr, Steven K.; Reda, Edward F.; Levitt, Selwyn B.

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38814-6

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“…The epididymal anomalies occur in association with undescended testes in 32 to 79% of cases (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). In the majority of boys with a cryptorchidism, there is a patent processus vaginalis (2).…”

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Epididymal Anomalies Associated with Patent Processus Vaginalis in Hydrocele and Cryptorchidism

Han

Kang

2002

J Korean Med Sci

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The epididymal anomalies and patent processus vaginalis are frequently seen in patients with cryptorchidism or hydrocele. We performed a prospective study on the relationship between the epididymal anomalies and the patency of the processus vaginalis in boys with hydrocele (190 cases) or cryptorchidism (89 cases) who were treated from August 1997 to February 2000 (mean age, 51 months; range, 12 to 152 months). The epididymal anomalies were observed with an overall frequency of 48%. Closed, partially closed, and open processus vaginalis were associated with an epididymal anomaly in 14, 38, and 65% of cases, respectively. The epididymal anomalies were more common in association with undescended (61%) than with descended (43%) testes without statistical significance (p=0.415). Incomplete attachment of the caput epididymis was the most common anomaly (35%), followed by detachment of caput and cauda epididymis (31%), cauda epididymis (24%), and long looping epididymis (10%). These data showed that the epididymal anomalies were strongly associated with the patency of the processus vaginalis irrespective of testicular descent (p<0.001), and they provide further evidence for the hypothesis that a common stimulus, possibly androgens, may be required for the epididymal development and obliteration of the processus vaginalis.

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Epididymal Anomalies Associated with Patent Processus Vaginalis in Hydrocele and Cryptorchidism

Han

Kang

2002

J Korean Med Sci

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“…Çoğu yazar, epididim anomalilerinin inmemiş testisli hastalarda daha sık görüldüğünü (% 32-43) rapor etmişlerdir (9,10) . Favorito ve ark.…”

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“…(7) epididim anomalisi oranının normal fetuslerde % 4 iken inmemiş testis olan fetuslerde % 35 olduğunu göstermişlerdir. İnme-miş testis hastalarında tespit edilen epididim anomalileri çoğunlukla, epididm yapılarının uzaması veya epididimin açılaşması olarak tariflenen, duktal süs-pansiyon anomalileridir (9,10,12,16,18) . DePalma ve ark.…”

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“…Epididimin tam ayrılması, epididim anomalileri arasında en ender olanıdır ve inmemiş testis hastalarında görülen epididim anomalilerinin % 7-14'ünde rapor edilmiştir (9,18) . Hatta, testis ve epididimin, biri karın içinde, diğeri skrotumda olacak şekilde birbirlerinden uzakta olmaları daha da enderdir (Tablo 1) (2,4,5,8,11,12,14,15,17,19,22) .…”

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What is the relationship between epididymal anomalies and cryptorchidism? A rare case, new treatment proposal and review of the literature

Acer¹

2012

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“…Le rSle probable jou~ d'une part par le gubernaculum testis, le nerf g~nito-f~moral et la Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CG-RP), d'autre part par les anomalies 6pididymaires associ~es a ouvert de nouveaux axes de recherche tendant expliquer l'arr~t de migration du testicule [4,12,25,32]. La relation entre l'infertilit~ masculine et la cryptorchidie inspire encore d'importantes recherches exp~rimentales et cliniques [3,7,16,24,27].…”

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La cryptorchidie chez l’enfant sénégalais en âge scolaire

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Bâ

Ndoye

et al. 1996

Androl.

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Significance of Epididymal and Ductal Anomalies Associated with Testicular Maldescent

Cited by 79 publications

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Epididymal Anomalies Associated with Patent Processus Vaginalis in Hydrocele and Cryptorchidism

Epididymal Anomalies Associated with Patent Processus Vaginalis in Hydrocele and Cryptorchidism

What is the relationship between epididymal anomalies and cryptorchidism? A rare case, new treatment proposal and review of the literature

La cryptorchidie chez l’enfant sénégalais en âge scolaire

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