title: Polyorchidism in a child with imperforate anus.
abstract: Polyorchidism is a rare diagnosis. When recovered, it is frequently found in combination with other urologic pathologies. We report the case of a 14-month-old child with imperforate anus who was found to have polyorchia during repair of his inguinal hernia. Although cryptorchidism is not an uncommon finding in patients with imperforate anus, polyorchidism has never been reported. This is an unusual presentation of a rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. mjh2155@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Haley
authors.forename: Marc S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Arkovitz
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013519:Urogenital Surgical Procedures