Persistent Müllerian duct structures in cryptorchid male infants: surgical dilemmas.
Persistent Müllerian duct structures were found in 3 male cryptorchid infants aged 10--12 mo, during correction of a unilateral inguinal hernia. Division of the vas degerens, hysterectomy and scrotal orchidopexy were carried out. The authors believe that in subjects with a persistent müllerian duct syndrome, surgical placement of the testes into the scrotum should be performed. This is, as a rule, not possible without damage to the vas deferens which runs parallel and adheres closely to the surface of the uterus.
D002877:Chromosomes, Human; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000601:surgery*; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000601:surgery