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Ectopic perineal testicle: Case report and review of literature

A small subset of males presenting with cryptorchidism are found to have ectopic testes. The most common location for an ectopic testicle is the superficial inguinal pouch, but there are several other possibilities, necessitating a thorough physical exam. A 4-month-old term male presented for evalua...

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Autores principales: Jensen, Stephanie, Chen, Catherine J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9649986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36386015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102274
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description A small subset of males presenting with cryptorchidism are found to have ectopic testes. The most common location for an ectopic testicle is the superficial inguinal pouch, but there are several other possibilities, necessitating a thorough physical exam. A 4-month-old term male presented for evaluation of a nonpalpable right testicle. Examination revealed an ectopic right testicle located in the perineum. The patient underwent successful right orchiopexy. Ectopic testes are rare but remain in the differential diagnoses for patients with cryptorchidism. Patients should undergo prompt orchiopexy to avoid potential complications and allow maximal preservation of testicular function.
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spelling pubmed-96499862022-11-15 Ectopic perineal testicle: Case report and review of literature Jensen, Stephanie Chen, Catherine J. Urol Case Rep Pediatrics A small subset of males presenting with cryptorchidism are found to have ectopic testes. The most common location for an ectopic testicle is the superficial inguinal pouch, but there are several other possibilities, necessitating a thorough physical exam. A 4-month-old term male presented for evaluation of a nonpalpable right testicle. Examination revealed an ectopic right testicle located in the perineum. The patient underwent successful right orchiopexy. Ectopic testes are rare but remain in the differential diagnoses for patients with cryptorchidism. Patients should undergo prompt orchiopexy to avoid potential complications and allow maximal preservation of testicular function. Elsevier 2022-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9649986/ /pubmed/36386015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102274 Text en © 2022 Published by Elsevier Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Ectopic perineal testicle: Case report and review of literature
title_full Ectopic perineal testicle: Case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Ectopic perineal testicle: Case report and review of literature
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title_short Ectopic perineal testicle: Case report and review of literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9649986/
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