Open AccessAccessory scrotum in the perineum
Author(s) -
Pananghat A. Kumar,
Pavai Arunachalam,
Prashanth Ashok Kumar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.86887
Subject(s) - scrotum , medicine , perineum , etiology , male genitalia , anatomy , acute scrotum , pathology , biology , zoology
A case of accessory scrotum in a 2-day-old male infant is reported because of its rarity. An overview of sequences during the normal development of male external genitalia has been provided and the deranged mechanism resulting in this anomaly has been reviewed with hypotheses regarding etiology of accessory scrotum.