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Testicular ectopia: A case report

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    • Jie Chen
    • Meng-Fu Guo
    • Hui Li
    • Nuan Han
    • Chuan-Bing Hu
    • Jin-Song Sun
    • Chong-Fang Zhang
    • Lin Su
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    Affiliations: Department of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272013, P.R. China, Department of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272013, P.R. China, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272029, P.R. China, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272029, P.R. China
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Abstract

This paper mainly describes three cases of children with ectopic testis, of which two patients with transverse testicular ectopia (TTE) and one with perineal ectopic testis (PET). All patients who underwent orchidopexy at the same pediatric surgical unit in the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University (Jining, China) between June 2010 and February 2021 were retrospectively evaluated (age range, 14‑34 months). A total of two patients (67%) was admitted with asymptomatic unilateral inguinal masses and the contralateral testis missing; the first patient was diagnosed with TTE intraoperatively, whereas the other patient was diagnosed with TTE through physical examination and ultrasound preoperatively. The third patient (33%) was admitted with the right testis missing and a left perineal mass, which was confirmed using PET by physical and ultrasound examination before the operation. The first two patients underwent transseptal orchidopexy, whereas the third patient underwent simple orchidopexy. Postoperative complications were not observed (follow‑up, 10‑24 months). The low incidence and poor understanding of ectopic testis compels us to report our findings and further discuss this particular disease of testicular ectopia, including its pathogenesis, diagnostic and treatment options.
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Chen, J., Guo, M., Li, H., Han, N., Hu, C., Sun, J. ... Su, L. (2023). Testicular ectopia: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 26, 348. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.12047
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Chen, J., Guo, M., Li, H., Han, N., Hu, C., Sun, J., Zhang, C., Su, L."Testicular ectopia: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 26.1 (2023): 348.
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Chen, J., Guo, M., Li, H., Han, N., Hu, C., Sun, J., Zhang, C., Su, L."Testicular ectopia: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 26, no. 1 (2023): 348. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.12047
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Chen, J., Guo, M., Li, H., Han, N., Hu, C., Sun, J. ... Su, L. (2023). Testicular ectopia: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 26, 348. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.12047
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Chen, J., Guo, M., Li, H., Han, N., Hu, C., Sun, J., Zhang, C., Su, L."Testicular ectopia: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 26.1 (2023): 348.
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Chen, J., Guo, M., Li, H., Han, N., Hu, C., Sun, J., Zhang, C., Su, L."Testicular ectopia: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 26, no. 1 (2023): 348. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.12047
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