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… sound waves to show a picture of the testicles and scrotum . The test can show the long, tightly coiled tube … called a transducer is passed back and forth over the scrotum. The device sends the sound waves to the computer, … back. Find an undescended testicle . Check for fluid in the scrotum ( hydrocele ), fluid in the epididymis …
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… Overview Surgery to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum is called orchiopexy or orchidopexy. Surgery is … of the testicle, one or two small incisions are made in the scrotum, the groin , or the abdomen. This allows the surgeon to reach the testicle and move it to the scrotum. Sometimes another type of surgery called …
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… or testes, are the male sex organs. They are located in the scrotum, a pouch below the penis. The testicles make sperm … an unborn male baby. In most cases they move down into the scrotum before or soon after birth. But sometimes they do … of the groin and the genitals, which are the penis, scrotum, and testicles. Your doctor will feel the organs and …
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… watery fluid around one or both testicles that causes the scrotum or groin area to swell. This swelling may be … may mean there is an opening between the abdomen and the scrotum. Normally such openings close before birth or … later in life may be caused by an injury or surgery to the scrotum or groin area. Or they can be caused by inflammation …
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… no longer alive. It feels like a smooth, firm lump in the scrotum on top of the testicle. Having a spermatocele … extra lump or mass above the testicle on one side of your scrotum. Or you may notice a general enlargement of your scrotum. Symptoms, when present, can include pain, swelling, …
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… before he is born, his testicles move down into his scrotum, the sac that hangs below the penis. When one testicle does not move into the scrotum as it should, the baby has an undescended testicle . … testicle doesn't cause pain or other symptoms. The scrotum may look a little smoother or less developed on one …
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… is the removal of the testicles. The penis and the scrotum, the pouch of skin that holds the testicles, are … both testicles through a cut (incision) in the front of the scrotum. If desired, artificial testicles (saline implants) can be put into the scrotum. Subcapsular orchiectomy is the removal of the …
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… watery fluid around one or both testicles . It causes the scrotum or groin area to swell. A congenital hydrocele is … a baby's testicles move from the belly area down into the scrotum, along with a bit of the lining of the belly area. … way it should, the fluid moves back and forth between the scrotum and the belly area. This is called a communicating …
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… and injuries can occur fairly easily. That's because the scrotum and penis aren't protected by bones. These problems … in white people than in black people. Many growths in the scrotum or testicles aren't cancer (benign). But a painless … ( hydrocele ) or an enlarged vein (varicose vein) in the scrotum ( varicocele ). Usually these are minor problems. …
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… are the symptoms? Pain, tenderness, and swelling in the scrotum (epididymides or testicles) that gradually get worse … caused by epididymitis. You may also want to elevate your scrotum by rolling up a hand towel and placing it under your scrotum. If epididymitis was caused by a sexually …
