TRANSVERSE TESTICULAR ECTOPIA

Authors

  • Syed Shamsuddin
  • Tassawar Hussain Mirza
  • Naveedullah Khan
  • Muhammad Ibrahim
  • Tashfeen Imtiaz

Abstract

We present a case of Transverse testicular ectopia of the right testis that presented to our surgical
out patient department with left inguinal hernia and an impalpable testis in the right scrotum.
Patient was operated. Left herniotomy was performed and right testis was found in the left
inguinal canal which was brought to the right scrotum and anchored through suprapubic
subcutaneous tunnel.
Key words : Transverse testicular ectopia, Inguinal hernia, Urogenital anomalies

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2007-03-01

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Shamsuddin S, Mirza TH, Khan N, Ibrahim M, Imtiaz T. TRANSVERSE TESTICULAR ECTOPIA. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad [Internet]. 2007 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 7];19(1):56-7. Available from: https://jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/index.php/jamc/article/view/4293

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2007): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

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