Crossed testicular ectopia, a rare congenital anomaly of the male genitalia, a case report

Metin Tahaoglu,Hayrettin Ozturk

doi:10.14534/pucr.201468060

Metin Tahaoglu, Hayrettin Ozturk

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https://doi.org/10.14534/pucr.201468060

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Abstract

Crossed testicular ectopia (CTE) is a rare congenital anomaly of testicular descent in which migration of one testis towards the opposite inguinal canal. The ordinary presentation is that of ipsilateral inguinal hernia and contralateral cryptorchidism. Here, a 2-year-old boy presented in surgical outpatient department with right inguinal hernia and impalpable testis in left scrotum and inguinal canal. Right herniotomy was performed. Left testis was brought to the left scrotum through transceptal window.

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Crossed testicular ectopia (CTE), which is called transverse testicular ectopia, is an uncommon anomaly in which both testes migrate toward the same hemiscrotum 1,2 .The ectopic testes can found in the opposite groin or hemiscrotum and at the deep inguinal ring 3
There is a direct relationship between testicular ectopia and the development of the gubernacula
The gubernacula are divided into five slips, one going to each ectopic site

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Introduction

INTRODUCTION Crossed testicular ectopia (CTE), which is called transverse testicular ectopia, is an uncommon anomaly in which both testes migrate toward the same hemiscrotum 1,2 . The ectopic testes can found in the opposite groin or hemiscrotum and at the deep inguinal ring 3 . The clinical findings frequently are, on one side, a symptomatic inguinal hernia, to which the ectopic testes have migrated, and, on the other side, an impalpable undescended testis 4 .

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