Polyorchidism is a rare anomaly of the male urogenital tract characterized by the presence of one or more extra testes.Supernumerary testes can often present with coexistent conditions,including cryptorchidism,inguina...Polyorchidism is a rare anomaly of the male urogenital tract characterized by the presence of one or more extra testes.Supernumerary testes can often present with coexistent conditions,including cryptorchidism,inguinal hernia,and torsion.We report a case of a pediatric patient with initial concern for intra-scrotal left testicular torsion on ultrasonography who was ultimately found to have torsion of an intra-abdominal supernumerary testis.He underwent scrotal exploration with bilateral orchiopexy and laparoscopic excision of the torsed gonad.This case highlights a unique presentation of polyorchidism with incongruent descent of an ipsilateral supernumerary testis.展开更多
文摘Polyorchidism is a rare anomaly of the male urogenital tract characterized by the presence of one or more extra testes.Supernumerary testes can often present with coexistent conditions,including cryptorchidism,inguinal hernia,and torsion.We report a case of a pediatric patient with initial concern for intra-scrotal left testicular torsion on ultrasonography who was ultimately found to have torsion of an intra-abdominal supernumerary testis.He underwent scrotal exploration with bilateral orchiopexy and laparoscopic excision of the torsed gonad.This case highlights a unique presentation of polyorchidism with incongruent descent of an ipsilateral supernumerary testis.
