Ultrasound of the Testis for the Andrologist (eBook)

Andrea M. Isidori is an Associate Professor of Endocrinology at the Endocrinology and Andrology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He serves on the Executive Committee of the European Academy of Andrology, as a member of the Scientific Commission of the Italian Society of Endocrinology, and participated in the 2015 International Consultation of Sexual Medicine. An associate editor of the journals  "Endocrine" and the "European Journal of Endocrinology," Prof. Isidori has been honored with several international awards, including the International Society of Andrology (ISA) "Young Andrologist Award" and the Young Carrier Award from the Italian Society of Endocrinology. He has authored more than 120 international peer-reviewed publications and is listed in the Italian Top Scientists. He completed his training at the St Bartholomew's Hospital, Queen Mary University of London and Sapienza University - Policlinico Umberto I in Rome. He has published extensively on many aspects of advanced ultrasonography, pioneering the introduction of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastosonography for testicular disorders and neoplasms. Andrea Lenzi is a Full Professor of Endocrinology at the Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. Prof. Lenzi is President of both the Italian Society of Endocrinology and the Italian Committee of Biosafety, Biotechnology and Life Sciences. He is the Director of the Andrology Unit, Reproductive Physiopathology and Endocrine Diagnosis, and Coordinator of Endocrinology Laboratories at the Policlinico Umberto I University Hospital in Rome, Italy. Prof. Lenzi is President of the Italian National University Council and Director of the Interuniversity Research Centre for Experimental Andrology, having previously served as Secretary General of the International Society for Immunology of Reproduction (1999-2004), the Alps-Adria Society for Immunology of Reproduction (1998-2001), and the Executive Council of the European Academy of Andrology (2002-2010). A former President of the Italian Society of Andrology and Medical Sexology (2008-2010), he now serves on the editorial boards of several international scientific journals and has published more than 300 original papers in respected international journals.

Chapter 1: Scrotal And Testicular Anatomy Introduction Layers Of The Scrotum The Testis The Epididymis The Spermatic Cord Arteries Appendices Examination Technique Key Messages   Chapter 2: Non-Neoplastic Intratesticular Lesions Introduction Cysts Intratesticular Cysts Tunica Albuginea Cysts Tunica Vaginalis Cysts Dilatation Of Rete Testis Cystic Ectasia Of The Testis Age Related Dilatation Of The Rete Testis Cystic Dysplasia Of The Rete Testis Rete Testis Cystadenoma Vasectomy Epidermoid Cysts Dermoid Cysts Calcifications Global And Segmental Ischemia Others Abscess Adrenal Rest Sarcoidosis Testicular Atrophy Trauma And Orchitis Post Biopsy Scars Intratesticular Varicocele Fibrosis Of The Tunica Albuginea Testicular Gummas Splenogonadal Fusion Intratesticular Hematoma Key Messages Differential Diagnosis   Chapter 3: Neoplastic Intratesticular Lesions Introduction Germ Cell Tumours Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumours Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumours Embryonal Cell Carcinoma Teratoma Yolk Sac Tumour Choriocarcinoma Mixed Germ Cell Tumours Regressed Or Primary Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumours Stromal Cell Tumours Leydig Cell Tumour Sertoli Cell Tumour Other Malignant Tumours Lymphoma Leukaemia Myeloma Carcinoid Metastases Non-Palpable Testicular Lesions: Benignity Vs Malignancy   Chapter 4: Extratesticular Lesions Introduction Epididymal Lesions Epididymal Cysts And Spermatoceles Inflammation And Infections Of The Epididymis Epididymitis And Epididymal Abscess Chronic Epididymitis And Fibrous Pseudotumour Post-Inflammatory Epididymal Masses Epididymal Tumours Benign Epididymal Tumours Malignant Epididymal Tumours Spermatic Cord Lesions Funiculitis Tumours Tunica Lesions Fibrous Pseudotumor Mesothelioma Extratesticular Calcifications Fluid Collections Hernias   Chapter 5: Acute Scrotum Introduction Testicular Torsion Torsion Of The Appendix Testis