Difference between revisions of "Appendix of the testis"
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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Present in approximately 90% of individuals.<ref name=pmid23683670>{{Cite journal | last1 = Tostes | first1 = GD. | last2 = Costa | first2 = SF. | last3 = Carvalho | first3 = JP. | last4 = Costa | first4 = WS. | last5 = Sampaio | first5 = FJ. | last6 = Favorito | first6 = LA. | title = Structural analysis of testicular appendices in patients with cryptorchidism. | journal = Int Braz J Urol | volume = 39 | issue = 2 | pages = 240-7 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 23683670 }}</ref> | *Present in approximately 90% of individuals.<ref name=pmid23683670>{{Cite journal | last1 = Tostes | first1 = GD. | last2 = Costa | first2 = SF. | last3 = Carvalho | first3 = JP. | last4 = Costa | first4 = WS. | last5 = Sampaio | first5 = FJ. | last6 = Favorito | first6 = LA. | title = Structural analysis of testicular appendices in patients with cryptorchidism. | journal = Int Braz J Urol | volume = 39 | issue = 2 | pages = 240-7 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 23683670 }}</ref> | ||
*May become torted.<ref name=pmid31550101>{{cite journal |authors=Pomajzl AJ, Leslie SW |title= Appendix Testes Torsion |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |date= |pmid=31550101 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 11 March 2021
Appendix of the testis is a benign structure of the testis that is a remnant of the Muellerian duct.[1]
It should not be confused with the appendix of the epididymis.
General
Microscopic
Features:[2]
- Non-ciliated pseudostratified epithelium.
Image:
See also
References
- ↑ Sahni, D.; Jit, I.; Joshi, K.; Sanjeev, . (Oct 1996). "Incidence and structure of the appendices of the testis and epididymis.". J Anat 189 ( Pt 2): 341-8. PMID 8886956.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tostes, GD.; Costa, SF.; Carvalho, JP.; Costa, WS.; Sampaio, FJ.; Favorito, LA.. "Structural analysis of testicular appendices in patients with cryptorchidism.". Int Braz J Urol 39 (2): 240-7. PMID 23683670.
- ↑ Pomajzl AJ, Leslie SW. Appendix Testes Torsion. PMID 31550101.