Any Doctors in the house? Fractured Testicle?

[Audible_Red40]

http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/...=.jsp&c_id=ari

Snyder was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Milwaukee outfielder Corey Hart in the fourth inning. Snyder was diagnosed with a left testicular fracture and will have surgery on Wednesday.

OUCH!

I certainly don't wish this on anyone. But is it possible?

[Oldskool]

might be too much medical jargon but here goes...

http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/librar...esticular.aspx

Fracture, testicular
a tear of the testicular parenchyma. It is the result of direct blunt injury to the scrotum or straddle injury. Testicular rupture is seen when there are several testicular fractures, associated with a tear in the tunica albuginea. Testicular haematomas and haematocoeles are usually present as well. A testicular fracture usually requires prompt surgical intervention.

Ultrasound is the primary modality in the evaluation of scrotal trauma. A testicular fracture appears as a linear, irregular, hypoechoic intratesticular abnormality and can be mimicked by a tumour, infarct or haematoma. Direct visualization of the actual fracture line is rare. Instead, a heterogeneous testis of irregular contour is seen in cases of testicular rupture. Mixed hypo- and hyperechoic areas correspond to areas of haemorrhage and infarction on pathological examination.

On MRI, the findings of a testicular fracture include lower signal intensity of injured tissue on T2-weighted images when compared with normal testicular tissue. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images are particularly sensitive for the detection of testicular fracture. The injured tissues show marked decreased enhancement when compared with the normal tissue. In contrast, testicular tumours tend to show increased enhancement. Small tears in the tunica albuginea are also well visualized on MRI.

HH

[DeanCollins]

come on guys I just ate

[Toe Jam]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

It's definitely the offseason.

[China]

I heard this on the radio yesterday. Sounds odd, I normally only think of fractures in relations to bones. Whatever you call it, it sounds painful and makes me wince just to think about it.

[jpillian]

Come on guys, we're 5 posts in and no one has made a Dan Snyder mistaken identity quip?

We're slipping.

[sideshow24]

http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/s...hlight=pervert

[Cskin]

Shouldn't it be called a rupture and not a fracture?

[Blondie]

might be too much medical jargon but here goes...

http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/librar...esticular.aspx

Fracture, testicular
a tear of the testicular parenchyma. It is the result of direct blunt injury to the scrotum or straddle injury. Testicular rupture is seen when there are several testicular fractures, associated with a tear in the tunica albuginea. Testicular haematomas and haematocoeles are usually present as well. A testicular fracture usually requires prompt surgical intervention.

Ultrasound is the primary modality in the evaluation of scrotal trauma. A testicular fracture appears as a linear, irregular, hypoechoic intratesticular abnormality and can be mimicked by a tumour, infarct or haematoma. Direct visualization of the actual fracture line is rare. Instead, a heterogeneous testis of irregular contour is seen in cases of testicular rupture. Mixed hypo- and hyperechoic areas correspond to areas of haemorrhage and infarction on pathological examination.

On MRI, the findings of a testicular fracture include lower signal intensity of injured tissue on T2-weighted images when compared with normal testicular tissue. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images are particularly sensitive for the detection of testicular fracture. The injured tissues show marked decreased enhancement when compared with the normal tissue. In contrast, testicular tumours tend to show increased enhancement. Small tears in the tunica albuginea are also well visualized on MRI.

HH

All of that is to say A ball gave his BALLS a boo boo.

[TheKurp]

I got hit with a softball in my late 20's and wound up with a penile discharge a few days later.

I went to a urologist who treated me but warned that my fertility may be adversely affected for the rest of my life.

I didn't think anything about it until a few months ago when my girlfriend at the time told me about a relatively new over-the-counter fertility test for men.

So I took the test.

I failed.

Severe trauma to the testicles can result in fertility problems - so it's a little more serious than a boo-boo.

[Tastes Like Chicken]

Yes it's possible, and if not diagnosed correctly could be mistaken as testicular cancer (as in my case). Life is in most ways better with one ball, the seats at FedEx are more comfortable and I lost 10 pounds.

[Tulane Skins Fan]

This exact thing happened to a friend of mine playing lacrosse in college. He has pictures of himself icing his balls in his dorm room because his nut swelled to the size of a grapefruit. Literally, pictures of his grapefruit nut hanging out of his shorts with a bag of ice on it.

[TK]

Where's Blade when you need him?

[herb mul-key]

he got his nut cracked

[HogNose]

Ouch, and I thought getting the guys caught in a zipper hurt.