Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Adult dog with abdominal pain from twisted undescended testicle
By Sandy Liara Primaz et al.·Published in Ciência Rural·2023·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Intra-abdominal torsion of a non-neoplastic cryptorchid testis in an adult dog
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male poodle was brought to the vet with severe abdominal pain. An ultrasound revealed that one of his retained testicles had twisted, a condition known as intra-abdominal testicular torsion. The vet performed surgery to remove the affected testicle, and tests showed it was not cancerous. The dog recovered well after the surgery, highlighting that testicular torsion can happen even without the presence of tumors in cryptorchid (retained) testicles.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT: Intra-abdominal or intrascrotal testicular torsion in dogs occurs due to spermatic cord rotation. Dogs with testicular torsion commonly present severe pain and require surgical intervention. Torsion of intra-abdominal retained testicles in cryptorchid adult dogs is often associated with the presence of testicular neoplasia. Herein, we reported the case of a 5-year-old male poodle with uncommon intra-abdominal testicular torsion (ITT) of a non-neoplastic testicle. The dog was referred to the veterinary hospital with acute abdominal pain in the hypogastric region. An intra-abdominal gonad and alterations compatible with testicular torsion were visualized during ultrasound examination. Orchiectomy and histopathological analysis of the testes confirmed the diagnosis of ITT in the absence of neoplasia. The patient recovered uneventfully from the situation. This report showed that ITT can occur in adult dogs in the absence of testicular neoplasia and reinforce the message that it should be included as a differential diagnosis in cases of acute abdominal pain in cryptorchid dogs. Furthermore, the ultrasound examination in this case of pain in the hypogastric region was decisive for the diagnosis of ITT.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/489d4811af79c9fe89b2c21b80307d9a8339d734