Testicular Microliths: Their Origin and Structure

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No AccessJournal of Urology1 Jul 1980Testicular Microliths: Their Origin and Structure M. Vegni-Talluri, E. Bigliardi, M.G. Vanni, and G. Tota M. Vegni-TalluriM. Vegni-Talluri , E. BigliardiE. Bigliardi , M.G. VanniM.G. Vanni , and G. TotaG. Tota View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)55318-5AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Light and electron microscopic studies were done on microliths in unilateral undescended testes to determine the origin and structure. The microliths seem to originate from degenerating intratubular cells and consist of a central calcified core surrounded by concentric layers of connective fibers. © 1980 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByGoede J, Weijerman M, Broers C, de Winter J, van der Voort-Doedens L and Hack W (2018) Testicular Volume and Testicular Microlithiasis in Boys With Down SyndromeJournal of Urology, VOL. 187, NO. 3, (1012-1017), Online publication date: 1-Mar-2012.Goede J, Hack W, van der Voort-Doedens L, Pierik F, Looijenga L and Sijstermans K (2018) Testicular Microlithiasis in Boys and Young Men With Congenital or Acquired Undescended (Ascending) TestisJournal of Urology, VOL. 183, NO. 4, (1539-1544), Online publication date: 1-Apr-2010.de JONG B, De GOUVEIA BRAZAO C, STOOP H, WOLFFENBUTTEL K, OOSTERHUIS J, PUPPELS G, WEBER R, LOOIJENGA L and KOK D (2018) Raman Spectroscopic Analysis Identifies Testicular Microlithiasis as Intratubular HydroxyapatiteJournal of Urology, VOL. 171, NO. 1, (92-96), Online publication date: 1-Jan-2004.RINGDAHL E, CLAYBROOK K, TEAGUE J and NORTHRUP M (2018) TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS AND ITS RELATION TO TESTICULAR CANCER ON ULTRASOUND FINDINGS OF SYMPTOMATIC MENJournal of Urology, VOL. 172, NO. 5, (1904-1906), Online publication date: 1-Nov-2004.PETERSON A, BAUMAN J, LIGHT D, MCMANN L and COSTABILE R (2018) THE PREVALENCE OF TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS IN AN ASYMPTOMATIC POPULATION OF MEN 18 TO 35 YEARS OLDJournal of Urology, VOL. 166, NO. 6, (2061-2064), Online publication date: 1-Dec-2001.RENSHAW A (2018) TESTICULAR CALCIFICATIONS: INCIDENCE, HISTOLOGY AND PROPOSED PATHOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASISJournal of Urology, VOL. 160, NO. 5, (1625-1628), Online publication date: 1-Nov-1998.FURNESS P, HUSMANN D, BROCK J, STEINHARDT G, BUKOWSKI T, FREEDMAN A, SILVER R and CHENG E (2018) MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS IN CHILDHOOD: A BENIGN OR PREMALIGNANT CONDITION?Journal of Urology, VOL. 160, NO. 3 Part 2, (1151-1154), Online publication date: 1-Sep-1998.Kwan D, Kirsch A, Chang D, Goluboff E, Berdon W and Hensle T (2018) Testicular Microlithiasis in a Child With Torsion of the Appendix TestisJournal of Urology, VOL. 153, NO. 1, (183-184), Online publication date: 1-Jan-1995.Kessaris D and Mellinger B (2018) Incidence and Implication of Testicular Microlithiasis Detected by Scrotal Duplex Sonography in a Select Group of Infertile MenJournal of Urology, VOL. 152, NO. 5 Part 1, (1560-1561), Online publication date: 1-Nov-1994.Bellinger M, Abromowitz H, Brantley S and Marshall G (2018) Orchiopexy: An Experimental Study of the Effect of Surgical Technique on Testicular HistologyJournal of Urology, VOL. 142, NO. 2 Part 2, (553-555), Online publication date: 1-Aug-1989. Volume 124Issue 1July 1980Page: 105-107 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1980 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information M. Vegni-Talluri More articles by this author E. Bigliardi More articles by this author M.G. Vanni More articles by this author G. Tota More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF DownloadLoading ...