Testicular dislocation: An atypical case and review of the literature

Traumatic testicular dislocation

“…Although testicular dislocation is usually not fatal, a series of complications, including pain, malignant change, infertility, or abscess/necrosis, may occur if left untreated. [ 3 , 6 , 7 ] However, the prognosis is often good if treated appropriately. The diagnosis might be missed in patients with nonsevere trauma where CT is not required or if the scrotum remains unexamined.…”

“…Testicular dislocation is easily overlooked because other severe injuries, such as pelvic fracture, long bone fracture, or intra-abdominal bleeding, can accompany at the same time. Although testicular dislocation is usually not fatal, a series of complications, including pain, malignant change, infertility, or abscess/necrosis, may occur if left untreated [3,6,7] . However, the prognosis is often good if treated appropriately.…”

“…Some studies reported nine groin trauma patients where the testicular dislocation diagnosis was initially missed, but the delayed diagnosis was made within an average of 19 days [8] . For early diagnosis of testicular dislocation, PE and understanding the cause of injury are important, especially in cases involving palpation of the scrotum and presentation of scrotal hematoma [3] . Recently, CT has also been reported to be a good tool, and the findings play a critical role in the testicular dislocation diagnosis in many trauma patients [9] .…”

“…[ 1 ] It is a rare event with fewer than 200 reported cases. [ 2 , 3 ] Testicular dislocation is most commonly reported due to motorcycle injury (80%) at a young age (in the 20s) and is usually unilateral [ 4 ] ; other causes include falling, explosion to hit during sexual activity, etc. We report a case of traumatic testicular dislocation in a 27-year-old male with testis rupture after a motorcycle collision, along with a brief literature review.…”

“…Testicular dislocation is defined as the testis outside the scrotum, and the first case was reported by Claubry in 1818 [1] . It is a rare event with fewer than 200 reported cases [2,3] . Testicular dislocation is most commonly reported due to motorcycle injury (80%) at a young age (in the 20s) and is usually unilateral [4] ; other causes include falling, explosion to hit during sexual activity, etc.…”