Torsion of an intra-abdominal testis presenting as acute abdominal pain - A rare diagnosis

Katherine Ong; Kai Hellberg; Steve P McCombie

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102627

Torsion of an intra-abdominal testis presenting as acute abdominal pain - A rare diagnosis

Urol Case Rep. 2023 Nov 25:51:102627. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102627. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Katherine Ong¹, Kai Hellberg^{1

2}, Steve P McCombie^{1

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ South Metropolitan Health Service, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
² St. John of God Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
³ UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
⁴ Perth Urology Clinic, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.

Abstract

Cryptorchidism is associated with a higher risk of malignancy, infertility, and torsion. Torsion of an intra-abdominal testis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the post-pubertal male but must be considered in men presenting with abdominal pain and a history of cryptorchidism. We present an unusual case of a patient with acute abdominal pain found to have torsion of a left intra-abdominal testis and his management.

Keywords: Cryptorchidism; Intra-abdominal testis; Laparoscopic orchidectomy; Testicular torsion; Undescended testis.

Publication types

Case Reports