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Polyorchidism: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Lawrentschuk Nathan,
MacGregor Robert J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03250.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inguinal hernia , malignancy , differential diagnosis , infertility , hernia , gynecology , radiology , pathology , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Polyorchidism is defined as the presence of two or more testes. It is a rare anomaly with approximately 77 cases reported in the literature. Polyorchidism is frequently associated with additional urological pathologies such as undescended testis, inguinal hernia, testicular torsion, hydrocoele, malignancy and infertility. Differential diagnosis includes spermatocoele, hydrocoele, epididymal cysts or aberrant epididymis. We report on an interesting case of polyorchidism in a 15‐year‐old man diagnosed on ultrasound and we review the literature and current management of polyorchidism.