Abstract
Two patients who presented with a history of right inguinal hernia and a third with an impalpable left testis were found to have transverse testicular ectopia. Both testes were fixed in their own scrotum, through a modified Ombredanne operation in two patients and a subdartos pouch in one.
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Al-Samarrai, A.Y.I., Al-Bassam, A.R. & Al-Wattar, Q. Transverse testicular ectopla: report of three cases. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 218–219 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01350011
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01350011