Authors: G Vaos N Zavras
Publish Date: 2004/04/23
Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 397-398
Abstract
The usual presentation of crossed testicular ectopia CTE is that of inguinal hernia with contralateral absent testis We report on a 10monthold infant with CTE which presented as irreducible inguinal hernia Diagnosis was made during surgery as the child underwent an emergency operation for repair of his irreducible right inguinal hernia A normalsized and normalshaped testis was found in the hernial sac with its blood vessels and vas deferens A herniotomy with fixation of the ectopic gonad to the opposite hemiscrotum was done The child remained asymptomatic 1 year postoperatively Crossed testicular ectopia in infancy may present as irreducible hernia requiring urgent surgery
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