title: Irreducible inguinal hernia due to crossed testicular ectopia in an infant.
abstract: The usual presentation of crossed testicular ectopia (CTE) is that of inguinal hernia with contralateral absent testis. We report on a 10-month-old 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 normal-sized and normal-shaped 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Penteli General Children's Hospital, 8 Hippocratous Str, 15236 P. Penteli Athens, Greece. gvaos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaos
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zavras
mesh_terms: D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male