Presence of both testes in an inguinal hernial sac.
A unique case with fully developed testes and epididymis on the same side has been presented. The hypothesis to explain such a rare occurrence is a failure of the development of one-sided gubernaculums coupled with intra-abdominal adhesions of both the cords resulting in unilateral descent of both the testes. In females, the Mullerian ducts fuse to form the uterus; such a phenomenon in the case of Wolffian ducts is an impossibility, but fusion of vasa deferens and cords in this case point to such a happening.
Shrivastava
Kaushal Kishore
KK
District Hospital, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India. k_kshrivastava@yahoo.co.in
D000293:Adolescent; D004822:Epididymis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*