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Spermatic Cord Obstruction

MedGen UID:
286205
•Concept ID:
C1557933
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Blockage of the normal flow of the contents of the spermatic cord. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSpermatic Cord Obstruction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

An overview of the management of post-vasectomy pain syndrome.
Tan WP, Levine LA
Asian J Androl 2016 May-Jun;18(3):332-7. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.175090. PMID: 26952956Free PMC Article
The management of urologic disorders in the neonate.
Welch VW
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs 1994 Jun;8(1):48-58. doi: 10.1097/00005237-199406000-00007. PMID: 7911828
Diagnosis and management of testes in the superficial inguinal pouch.
Ashby EC
Lancet 1978 Mar 4;1(8062):468-70. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90134-4. PMID: 76020

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Testicular torsion.
Lacy A, Smith A, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2023 Apr;66:98-104. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.01.031. PMID: 36738571
Testicular ultrasensitive Doppler preliminary experience: a feasibility study.
Rocher L, Gennisson JL, Ferlicot S, Criton A, Albiges L, Izard V, Bellin MF, Correas JM
Acta Radiol 2018 Mar;59(3):346-354. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1177/0284185117713350. PMID: 28569117
Emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Ubee SS, McGlynn L, Fordham M
BJU Int 2011 May;107(9):1474-8. Epub 2010 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09660.x. PMID: 20840327
A review of the efficacy of surgical treatment for and pathological changes in patients with chronic scrotal pain.
Nariculam J, Minhas S, Adeniyi A, Ralph DJ, Freeman A
BJU Int 2007 May;99(5):1091-3. Epub 2007 Jan 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06733.x. PMID: 17244279
Chronic testicular pain: an overview.
Granitsiotis P, Kirk D
Eur Urol 2004 Apr;45(4):430-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.11.004. PMID: 15041105

Diagnosis

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Testicular torsion.
Lacy A, Smith A, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2023 Apr;66:98-104. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.01.031. PMID: 36738571
Urologic Emergencies.
Manjunath AS, Hofer MD
Med Clin North Am 2018 Mar;102(2):373-385. Epub 2017 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2017.10.013. PMID: 29406065
Urologic Emergencies.
Ludvigson AE, Beaule LT
Surg Clin North Am 2016 Jun;96(3):407-24. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.02.001. PMID: 27261785
An overview of the management of post-vasectomy pain syndrome.
Tan WP, Levine LA
Asian J Androl 2016 May-Jun;18(3):332-7. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.175090. PMID: 26952956Free PMC Article
Emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Ubee SS, McGlynn L, Fordham M
BJU Int 2011 May;107(9):1474-8. Epub 2010 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09660.x. PMID: 20840327

Therapy

An overview of the management of post-vasectomy pain syndrome.
Tan WP, Levine LA
Asian J Androl 2016 May-Jun;18(3):332-7. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.175090. PMID: 26952956Free PMC Article
Inguinal Herniation of a Transplant Ureter: Lessons Learned From a Case of "Water Over the Bridge".
Hakeem AR, Gopalakrishnan P, Dooldeniya MD, Irving HC, Ahmad N
Exp Clin Transplant 2016 Feb;14(1):103-5. Epub 2015 Jun 25 doi: 10.6002/ect.2014.0082. PMID: 26114341
Managing epididymo-orchitis in general practice.
Walker NA, Challacombe B
Practitioner 2013 Apr;257(1760):21-5, 2-3. PMID: 23724748
Emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Ubee SS, McGlynn L, Fordham M
BJU Int 2011 May;107(9):1474-8. Epub 2010 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09660.x. PMID: 20840327
Chronic testicular pain: an overview.
Granitsiotis P, Kirk D
Eur Urol 2004 Apr;45(4):430-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.11.004. PMID: 15041105

Prognosis

Inguinal Herniation of a Transplant Ureter: Lessons Learned From a Case of "Water Over the Bridge".
Hakeem AR, Gopalakrishnan P, Dooldeniya MD, Irving HC, Ahmad N
Exp Clin Transplant 2016 Feb;14(1):103-5. Epub 2015 Jun 25 doi: 10.6002/ect.2014.0082. PMID: 26114341
Emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Ubee SS, McGlynn L, Fordham M
BJU Int 2011 May;107(9):1474-8. Epub 2010 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09660.x. PMID: 20840327
Genitourinary emergencies in children.
Minevich E
Minerva Pediatr 2009 Feb;61(1):53-65. PMID: 19180002
Chronic testicular pain: an overview.
Granitsiotis P, Kirk D
Eur Urol 2004 Apr;45(4):430-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.11.004. PMID: 15041105
Testicular torsion: a follow-up study.
Brasso K, Andersen L, Kay L, Wille-Jørgensen P, Linnet L, Egense J
Scand J Urol Nephrol 1993;27(1):1-6. doi: 10.3109/00365599309180406. PMID: 8493455

Clinical prediction guides

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Testicular torsion.
Lacy A, Smith A, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2023 Apr;66:98-104. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.01.031. PMID: 36738571
Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens.
Li L, Liang C
Med Sci Monit 2016 Jul 26;22:2643-7. doi: 10.12659/msm.898109. PMID: 27458088Free PMC Article
Smooth muscle hyperplasia of the testicular adnexa clinically mimicking neoplasia: clinicopathologic study of sixteen cases.
Barton JH, Davis CJ Jr, Sesterhenn IA, Mostofi FK
Am J Surg Pathol 1999 Aug;23(8):903-9. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199908000-00007. PMID: 10435559
Morbidity and cost-effectiveness analysis of outpatient analgesia versus general anaesthesia for testicular sperm extraction in men with azoospermia due to defects in spermatogenesis.
Ezeh UI, Shepherd S, Moore HD, Cooke ID
Hum Reprod 1999 Feb;14(2):321-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/14.2.321. PMID: 10099972
Spermatic artery obstruction caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera and Céspedes, 1971.
Ruiz PJ, Morera P
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1983 Nov;32(6):1458-9. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1458. PMID: 6650745

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