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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2183-1351</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Radiológica Portuguesa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Radiol Port]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2183-1351</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Radiologia e Medicina Nuclear]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2183-13512025000300801</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25748/arp.40146</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Polyorchidism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Poliorquidismo: Relato de Um caso Clínico e Revisão da Literatura]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pinto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cláudia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amante]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sofia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garrido]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diogo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo Serviço de Radiologia. ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ponta Delgada ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2183-13512025000300801&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2183-13512025000300801&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2183-13512025000300801&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Polyorchidism is an uncommon congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of one or more supernumerary testicles. This entity is often asymptomatic and typically identified incidentally during the management of other scrotal pathologies. However, it can manifest clinically with a palpable mass or scrotal pain if complications occur. Diagnostic imaging, particularly ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, is pivotal in distinguishing supernumerary testicles from other scrotal masses and detecting complications. Management must be tailored to individual cases and may be either conservative or surgical, depending on the presence of complications and testicular viability. We present a case of a young man who presented to the emergency department with left scrotal pain and a palpable scrotal mass, which the ultrasonography revealed to be a supernumerary testicle with associated epididymitis, managed conservatively. This case highlights the importance of imaging studies for the diagnosis and appropriate therapeutic management of patients with this rare condition.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo O poliorquidismo é uma anomalia congénita rara, caracterizada pela presença de um ou mais testículos supranumerários. Esta entidade é geralmente assintomática e identificada incidentalmente durante a abordagem de outras patologias escrotais. Contudo, pode manifestar-se através de uma massa palpável ou dor escrotal, caso surjam complicações. Os exames imagiológicos, nomeadamente a ecografia e a ressonância magnética, são fundamentais no diagnóstico diferencial desta entidade com outras massas escrotais e deteção de complicações. Esta deve ser individualizada, passando por uma abordagem conservadora ou cirúrgica, consoante a presença de complicações e a viabilidade testicular. Apresentamos o caso clínico de um jovem que recorreu ao serviço de urgência por dor escrotal à esquerda, associada a uma massa escrotal palpável. A ecografia revelou corresponder a um testículo supranumerário com epididimite associada, tendo sido tratada conservadoramente. Este caso salienta a importância dos exames imagiológicos para o diagnóstico e orientação terapêutica adequada dos pacientes com esta entidade rara.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Doenças testiculares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Epididimite]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ecografia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ressonância magnética.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Testicular diseases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Epididymitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ultrasonography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Magnetic resonance imaging.]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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