[Testicular microlithiasis: diagnosis associated with orchialgia]. / Microlitiasis testicular: diagnóstico asociado a orquialgia.

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the possible association between orchidalgia and testicular microlithiasis and to determine if this condition has a negative effect on fertility. METHODS: Two male patients with similar findings of microlithiasis on the testicular ultrasound were studied. One patient had a history of thalassemia and the other patient had intermittent episodes of testicular torsion. A histological study was performed in both patients. RESULTS: The testicular pain remitted spontaneously in the first case and after orchidopexy in the other patient. Biopsy disclosed a diminished spermatogenesis and no anomaly, respectively. CONCLUSION: Our findings and the reports published in the literature indicate that testicular microlithiasis cannot be considered to be an etiological factor in orchidalgia or infertility.