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Case Reports
. 1991 Dec;26(12):1430-1.
doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(91)91058-7.

Scrotoschisis as a mechanism for extracorporeal testicular ectopia

R D Gongaware  1 , A M Sussman, D M Kraebber, S Michigan
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Case Reports

Scrotoschisis as a mechanism for extracorporeal testicular ectopia

R D Gongaware et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

Only one case of a rare anomaly, a congenital defect in the integrity of the scrotal wall permitting egress of the testis to an ectopic extracorporeal location, has been previously reported. A second occurrence of this rare anomally is herein described with a proposed mechanism of occurrence. The condition is termed scrotoschisis.

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