07 December 2020>: Articles
Testicular Ectopia in a Child’s Anterior Abdominal Wall: A Case Report and Literature Review
Challenging differential diagnosis, Congenital defects / diseases
Suliaman Mohammed Alaqeel A , Anan Hassan Hakeem A , Jamila Obaid Almaary A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.927495
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e927495
Table 1. Published reports of abdominal wall testicular ectopia.
Author | Year of publication | Patient age (month) | Involved side | Testis size (cm) | Associated anomalies | Defect | Management |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joda A. []9 | 2019 | 3 | Right | Not mentioned | None | Not mentioned Testis was found deep to fascia at ASIS | Open inguinal exploration, orchidopexy |
Raj V. []10 | 2018 | 9 | Left | Not mentioned | None | Deep ring | Diagnostic laparoscopy, open inguinal exploration, orchidopexy |
Natarjan M. []11 | 2017 | 37y | Right | Not mentioned | None | Superficial ring | Open inguinal exploration, orchidopexy |
Siddique S.A. []12 | 2016 | 3-days | Right | 1.04×0.64 | ASDTalipes equinovarus | Superficial ring | Open inguinal exploration, orchidopexy |
Haseeb A. []13 | 2016 | 9 | Left | Not mentioned | None | Deep ring | Open inguinal exploration, orchidopexy |
6 | Right | Not mentioned | DextrocardiaPDASolitary kidneyRight vesicoureteric reflux | Deep ring | Open inguinal exploration, orchidopexy | ||
Pandey A. [,]14 | 2016,2011 | 6 | Left | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Deep ring | Open inguinal exploration, orchidopexy |
Yeap M. []16 | 2015 | 11 | Right | 1.1×0.4 | Not mentioned | Not mentionedIntra-abdominal testis | Diagnostic laparoscopy, staged Stephen-Fowlers orchidopexy |
Andrade K. []17 | 2014 | 6 | Right | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned testis was found above deep ring | Open inguinal exploration, orchiectomy, left orchidopexy |
Rao P. []18 | 2005 | 36 | Left | Not mentioned | Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita | Not mentioned | Open inguinal exploration, orchidopexy |
* ASIS – anterior superior iliac spine; ** ASD – atrial septal defect; *** PDA – patent ductus arteriosus. |