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A rare cause of acute abdomen: tumor rupture of nonpalpable testis

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dc.contributor.authors Yildiz, T; Ilce, Z; Gunduz, Y; Cakirsoy, GC;
dc.date.accessioned 2020-01-17T11:59:20Z
dc.date.available 2020-01-17T11:59:20Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Yildiz, T; Ilce, Z; Gunduz, Y; Cakirsoy, GC; (2016). A rare cause of acute abdomen: tumor rupture of nonpalpable testis. TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, 51, 161-159
dc.identifier.issn 1306-0015
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/7069
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2016.1830
dc.description.abstract Undescended testicle is the most common congenital anomaly among males. Testicular tumor develops in 3-5% of the boys with a complaint of undescended testicle. The clinical presentation of malignant intra-abdominal testicular tumors ranges from asymptomatic cases to acute abdomen. In this study, we present a child with testicular tumor rupture which is observed very rarely. A 16-year-old boy presented 24 hours after the sudden onset of right lower quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting and fever. On physical examination, extensive tenderness in the abdomen and abdominal guarding were found. The right testicle was not palpable. The serum white blood cell count was elevated. Ultrasonography and abdominal computerized tomography scan demonstrated a perforated, hyperdense mass with free fluid in the abdomen. The preoperative alpha fetoprotein level was found to be increased. We performed surgery with laparoscopy and a perforated right intraabdominal testicle was found in the right iliac fossa. The mass was excised. Histopathological examination revealed a yolk sac tumor. Ruptured nonpalpable testicular tumors are very rare. To our knowledge, this is the first adolescent case reported so far. Testicular tumor rupture should be considered in patients with nonpalpable testicle and acute abdomen. Laparoscopy may be performed in differential diagnosis and treatment of these patients.
dc.language English
dc.publisher AVES
dc.subject Pediatrics
dc.title A rare cause of acute abdomen: tumor rupture of nonpalpable testis
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.volume 51
dc.identifier.startpage 159
dc.identifier.endpage 161
dc.contributor.department Sakarya Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü
dc.contributor.saüauthor Yıldız, Turan
dc.contributor.saüauthor İlçe, Zekeriya
dc.contributor.saüauthor Gündüz, Yasemin
dc.relation.journal TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000388504700008
dc.identifier.doi 10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2016.1830
dc.identifier.eissn 1308-6278
dc.contributor.author Yıldız, Turan
dc.contributor.author İlçe, Zekeriya
dc.contributor.author Gündüz, Yasemin


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