Polyorchidism: imaging may denote reproductive potential of accessory testicle.
MRI in a 9-year-old boy with left testicular polyorchidism and prior right orchiectomy showed single epididymis-ductus deferens complex. This anatomical arrangement suggests the possibility of reproductive potential and alters the patient's management.
Danrad
Raman
R
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 44405 Woodward Avenue, Pontiac, MI 48341, USA. rdanrad@yahoo.com
Ashker
Lawrence
L
Smith
Wilbur
W
D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler