Complete testicular-epididymal dissociation presenting as adult chronic orchialgia

Abstract

Complete testicular epididymal dissociations are exceedingly rare conditions where the epididymis and the vas deferens are completely dissociated from the testicle. We present the case of a 46-year-old male with a history of chronic, intermittent and severe left testicular pain who was found to have a complete testicular epididymal dissociation at the time of surgical exploration and bilateral orchidopexy. Microsurgical approximation of the tail of the epididymis to the tunica albuginea of the testis with reapproximating the muscularis of the spermatic cord to the epididymal appendage was performed with subsequent relief of symptoms.

Keywords

• Testicular epididymal fusion abnormality
• Epididymis
• Fusion abnormality
• Testicular dissociation
• Testicular torsion
• Orchialgia