Transverse Testicular Ectopia (TTE): Case Report and Brief Review

authors:

avatar Ali Shamsa 1 , * , avatar Amir Abbas Asadpour 2 , avatar Kazem Hariri 2 , avatar Mahmood Molaei 2

Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, IR-Iran
Department of Urology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Nephro-Urology Monthly: Vol.2, issue 1; 278-281
article type: Case Report
received: April 20, 2009
accepted: May 12, 2009

how to cite: Shamsa A, Asadpour A, Hariri K, Molaei M. Transverse Testicular Ectopia (TTE): Case Report and Brief Review. Nephro-Urol Mon. 2010;2(1): 278-281. 

Abstract

Transverse testicular ectopia (TTE) or testicular pesudoduplication is a rare anomaly in which both testis lies in one hemiscrotum .We present a case of 11- month old boy with transverse testicular ectopia that presented to our clinic with left inguinal hernia and a right non-palpable testis. Patient was operated on left herniotomy and transseptal orchiopexy after mobilization of spermatic cord. We also describe its embryology and management in brief, and review the previously reported cases.

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