Resumen

MARIN MATA, Carlos; LEAL, Jesús; JAUREGUI, Yoleida  y  ROJAS ABREU, Tibisay. Ectopia testicular cruzada: Caso clínico. Rev. Venez. Endocrinol. Metab. [online]. 2005, vol.3, n.1, pp.32-34. ISSN 1690-3110.

Objectives: To present a patient with transverse testicular ectopia. Methods: The patient’s clinical history, the abdominal and inguinal ultrasound study, and the surgical findings are presented. Results: This is a 6-years-old school-boy, who was admitted because of bilateral undescended testes. His right testicle was absent from his scrotal sac and from the inguinal canal. The left testicle was located in the lower end of the inguinal canal. Inguinal and abdominal ultrasound study showed absent right testis, and the left testicle located in the inguinal region. At surgery, the right testis was not found in the inguinal canal, neither in the retroperitoneal space. Double vas deferens, and a unique vaginalis processus were found, and both testes were located lower in the left inguinal canal. The vaginalis processus was liberated, the vas deferens were set apart, and both testes were descended through the left side. Transposition of the inter-scrotal septum and orchiopexy of both scrotal sacs was performed. Satisfactory evolution was confirmed one year after surgical intervention. Conclusions: Transverse testicular ectopia is a rare condition. The case from this presentation was diagnosed when the surgical intervention was performed to correct the left cryptorchid testis. Both testes were descended to their respective scrotal sacs. Satisfactory evolution was confirmed one year after surgery.

Palabras clave : Cryptorchidism; transverse testicular ectopia.