Authors: Zoran O Marjanović Sava V Perović Andjelka Slavković Dragoljub Živanović Ivona Đorđević
Publish Date: 2007/10/17
Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 1167-1171
Abstract
Transverse testicular ectopia TTE in an extremely rare entity in which both testes migrate along the same inguinal canal towards the same hemiscrotum while the opposite inguinal canal and hemiscrotum are empty 1 2 3 The clinical findings are usually symptomatic inguinal hernia on one side to which the ectopic gonad has migrated and an impalpable testis on the other sideTTE is usually associated with abnormalities such as persistent Müllerian duct syndrome PMDS PMDS is a rare form of male pseudohermafroditism characterized by the persistence of Müllerian duct structures uterus fallopian tubes in phenotypically normal boys 4 5 6Majority of patients were of a very young age around 1–2 years old In 65 cases the exact diagnosis is not determined prior to surgical intervention 3 Patient often undergoes unsuccessful inguinal exploration and the ectopic testis is usually discovered during the repair of an inguinal hernia 7 8 In this paper with an
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