[Perineal ectopic testis. Report of seven cases]

Abstract

Between 1973 and 1993 7 perineal testis are observed and operated on in our surgical department. The perineal testis is a rare ectopic testis probably caused by some mechanical obstacles in the entrance of the testis in the scrotum. A diagnosis is easy if also the less frequent localizations of testicular ectopia are palpated. Surgery must be precociously performed or, in case of late discovery, upon diagnosis effected because the perineal testis is particularly subject to traumathisms. Orchiopexy is easy to perform, the results are good and, if promptly treated, this form of ectopia has an excellent prognosis of fertility.