Polyorchidism Presenting with Inguinal Hernia and Hypospadias
Joint Authors
Numanoglu, Kemal Varım
Tatlı, Duygu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Polyorchidism is defined as the presence of more than two testes.
Triorchidism is the most frequent presentation.
This anomaly is extremely rare, and approximately a hundred cases were described in the literature.
We report a case of triorchidism presenting with inguinal hernia and penoscrotal hypospadias in a three-year-old male and briefly discuss current management of polyorchidism.
Management remains controversial especially if there is no associated abnormality identified.
The absence of any concomitant disorder and if testicular tumour can be ruled out by sonography or magnetic resonance imaging, surgical exploration with biopsy could be unnecessary.
On the contrary, surgical exploration has the advantage of allowing for fixation of the testes to prevent torsion and determination of testicular outflow tracts and estimating reproductive capacity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tatlı, Duygu& Numanoglu, Kemal Varım. 2013. Polyorchidism Presenting with Inguinal Hernia and Hypospadias. Case Reports in Urology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507916
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tatlı, Duygu& Numanoglu, Kemal Varım. Polyorchidism Presenting with Inguinal Hernia and Hypospadias. Case Reports in Urology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507916
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tatlı, Duygu& Numanoglu, Kemal Varım. Polyorchidism Presenting with Inguinal Hernia and Hypospadias. Case Reports in Urology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507916
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507916