We may refer you to a pain management specialist if surgery isn’t a good option for you. Spermatic cord block—A spermatic cord block is a short, in-office procedure. Your spermatic cord helps move ...

The spermatic cord provides blood flow to the testicle. Testicular torsion is when a testicle rotates on this cord. It can lead to pain, swelling, and other symptoms and needs urgent medical ...

TORSION of the spermatic cord resulted in loss of the involved testis in approximately 75 per cent of cases reviewed in the literature by Riba and Schmidlapp. 1 Indifference on the part of the ...

As it rotates, it yanks the spermatic cord, a connected mass of fibers that supplies blood to your testicle. If the spermatic cord wraps around itself too many times, blood flow to the testicle ...

Management Bilateral nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection with complete excision of the right spermatic cord was performed. The patient has since remained disease-free, with normal ...

Doctors aren’t sure what causes this condition. It could be a problem with blood flow in the spermatic cord, which carries blood to and from your testicles. If valves inside the veins in the ...

During simple orchiectomy, a surgeon will remove one or both testicles and a portion of the spermatic cord through a small incision in the scrotum. Depending on the person’s preference ...

(The word torsion means “to twist.”) The motion also twists the spermatic cord that connects to the testicle. Inside this cord are vessels that carry blood to the testicle. Torsion can slow ...

Patients on surveillance should have imaging performed at regular intervals, with attention paid to potential sites of relapse, including the retroperitoneum and the ipsilateral spermatic cord.

This movement increases the risk of the spermatic cord becoming twisted. This deformity accounts for 90 percent of testicular torsion cases. Testicular torsion can run in families, affecting ...