Transverse testicular ectopia discovered following reduction of an inguinal hernia.


Journal

Journal of pediatric surgery
ISSN: 1531-5037
Titre abrégé: J Pediatr Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0052631

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2019
Historique:
received: 08 08 2018
revised: 07 10 2018
accepted: 14 10 2018
pubmed: 10 11 2018
medline: 26 3 2019
entrez: 10 11 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Transverse testicular ectopia is a rare condition in which both testicles occupy a single hemiscrotum. The aberrant positioning may lead to vascular compromise or impaired temperature regulation, which elevate the risks for torsion, infertility and testicular cancer. Definitive therapy consists of orchiectomy or orchiopexy. We report a case of a 10-month-old boy with an incarcerated inguinal hernia who was discovered to have transverse testicular ectopia following hernia reduction. The patient was treated with herniorrhaphy and open transseptal orchiopexy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30409476
pii: S0022-3468(18)30682-1
doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.052
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

608-611

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Thomas A Boyle (TA)

DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

Eduardo A Perez (EA)

DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

Ricardo Diez (R)

Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Quironsalud Sur, Madrid, Spain.

Juan E Sola (JE)

DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

Eva E Sanz (EE)

Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Quironsalud Sur, Madrid, Spain.

Ana Garcia (A)

Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Quironsalud Sur, Madrid, Spain.

Ennio J Fuentes (EJ)

Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Quironsalud Sur, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: ennio.fuentes@quironsalud.es.

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