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Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 175-177 |
Intraoperative dilemmas in polyorchidism: To pex or not to pex!!
Priyanka Garg Mittal, Nitin James Peters, Muneer Abas Malik, Ram Samujh
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Nitin James Peters Department of Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012 India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_74_19
Supernumerary testis or polyorchidism is a rare congenital anomaly. It is often associated with processus vaginalis anomalies and with increased risk of malignancy and infertility. The approach to management has changed over time, with improvements in imaging techniques allowing surveillance to replace surgical excision or exploration and biopsy. In this study, two patients were managed with orchidopexy and have had a close follow-up of 2 years.
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