Prosthetic testicle: appearance at MR imaging.

Abstract

The appearance of testicular prostheses on magnetic resonance (MR) images was studied in six patients with seven silicone implants: two with a fluid consistency and five that were solid. On T1-weighted images, both types of prosthesis demonstrated homogeneous low signal intensity; on T2-weighted images, the fluid implants had a uniformly low signal intensity, and the solid implants had a uniformly high signal intensity. Both prostheses created a chemical shift artifact on all imaging sequences owing to the difference in chemical composition of the prostheses and the surrounding tissue.

An update on testicular prostheses

“…[2,4,31] Böyle durumlarda protez çıkartılmalı, aktif infeksiyonun tedavisinden 3-6 ay sonra yeniden protez implante edilmelidir. [58] Protezi rüptüre olmuş olgularda inguinal lenf c d e f nodlarında silikon fragmanlarına rastlanmış, ancak bu olgularda malignensi ya da otoimmün bir hastalık aktivasyonu gösterilememiştir. [55][56][57] Sürekli aralıklı travmalar (bisiklete binme gibi) veya ani basınç artışı durumlarında protez rüptüre olabilir.…”