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Crossed testicular ectopia with preoperative ultrasound

John M. Lacy, Greg E. Stewart, Ali M. Ziada

Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. John Lacy, Department of Urology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Suite MS283, Lexington, KY 40536-0298 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2013, 20(4), 6875-6877.

Abstract

Crossed testicular ectopia/transverse testicular ectopia is a rare congenital anomaly. It is most commonly identified intraoperatively in the setting of inguinal hernia repair with contralateral cryptorchidism. We report a case of crossed testicular ectopia identified in a 3-month-old male who presented with right cryptorchidism. Preoperative ultrasound revealed no testicle on the right and two testicles on the left – one within the left hemiscrotum and one within the left inguinal canal. Laparoscopy at 7 months of age revealed a closed right external ring and right ectopic testicle at the left external ring. Bilateral orchiopexy was performed.

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