Korean J Urol.
2005 May;46(5):536-538.
Polyorchidism
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. bladerunner5@hanmail.net
Abstract
- Polyorchidism is an uncommon congenital anomaly, which is defined as the presence of more than two testes, and may be associated with urological pathologies, such as an undescended testis, inguinal hernia, testicular torsion and testicular tumor. In the absence of any concomitant disorder, and if testicular tumor can be ruled out, using magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography, then a surgical exploration or biopsy is unnecessary. We report a case of polyorchidism in a 3 year-old-boy, with three testes in the right scrotum.
