An unusual presentation of crossed testicular ectopia as an incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Crossed testicular ectopia (CTE) is generally defined as both testes located in the same hemiscrotum and contralateral hydrocele with the absence of a testis. However, the initial presentation of CTE in an infant as an incarcerated inguinal hernia is extremely rare. We report on a 10-month-old infant with CTE, who visited the emergency room presenting with a left incarcerated inguinal hernia. After manual reduction for an incarcerated hernia and left inguinal herniorraphy, the left testis was fixed into the left hemiscrotum and right transseptal orchiopexy was performed.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea.
Yoonjoon
Y
Park
Department of Urology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea.
Gilho
G
Lee
Crossed ectopia; Hernia, inguinal; Testis