Individuals involved in sports are at risk for sustaining various injuries. Musculoskeletal injuries make up the majority of these injuries, and urogenital ones occur more uncommonly. Bicycle riding, which is the most popular means of transportation, recreation, fitness and sports among millions of people of all ages, is also a potential source of acute traumatic injuries as well as overuse injuries, some of them directly affect the urogenital tract. Here, we report a case of huge epididymal cyst (EC) and tubular ectasia of rete testis (TERT) caused by the continuous shock and vibration of the saddle in an amateur on-road cyclist. In this patient, ultrasound (US) allowed for an excellent detection of these scrotal abnormalities, having been able to avoid unnecessary deep insights. We hope that this case presentation will raise the sports physician's awareness of chronic overuse scrotal injuries by cycling. The knowledge of this sports phenomenology is indispensable for correctly diagnose and manage these injuries.
BYCICLING RELATED UROGENITAL DISORDERS: HUGE EPIDIDYMAL CYST AND TUBULAR ECTASIA OF RETE TESTIS
Corvino, A.
;Papa V.;Tafuri D.
2021-01-01
Abstract
Individuals involved in sports are at risk for sustaining various injuries. Musculoskeletal injuries make up the majority of these injuries, and urogenital ones occur more uncommonly. Bicycle riding, which is the most popular means of transportation, recreation, fitness and sports among millions of people of all ages, is also a potential source of acute traumatic injuries as well as overuse injuries, some of them directly affect the urogenital tract. Here, we report a case of huge epididymal cyst (EC) and tubular ectasia of rete testis (TERT) caused by the continuous shock and vibration of the saddle in an amateur on-road cyclist. In this patient, ultrasound (US) allowed for an excellent detection of these scrotal abnormalities, having been able to avoid unnecessary deep insights. We hope that this case presentation will raise the sports physician's awareness of chronic overuse scrotal injuries by cycling. The knowledge of this sports phenomenology is indispensable for correctly diagnose and manage these injuries.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
