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ArticleCureus2025

Bilateral Undescended Testes With Unilateral Torsion Presenting As Acute Abdomen: A Case Report.

Muhammad Mudasir Saleem, Mishal Pervaiz, Maham Sultan, Sahab Nasir Tiwana, Ismail Mazhar, Uswah Shoaib, Javaria Ahmad, Zartaj Ghaffar

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Muhammad Mudasir SaleemPediatric and General Surgeon, Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Lahore, PAK.
Mishal PervaizAnesthesia, Punjab Rangers Teaching Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Maham SultanPediatric Surgery, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Sahab Nasir TiwanaPediatric Surgery, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Ismail MazharPediatric Surgery, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Uswah ShoaibPediatric Surgery, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Javaria AhmadPediatric Surgery, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Zartaj GhaffarPediatric Surgery, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.

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Abstract

Undescended testis (UDT) is the most common congenital urological anomaly. The primary concerns warranting surgical intervention include an increased risk of malignancy, infertility, and testicular torsion. Although testicular torsion is rare, it is a serious complication that can lead to ischemic injury and organ loss if not promptly diagnosed and managed. Bilateral undiagnosed UDT with torsion in an ipsilateral palpable testis is even more rarely reported. We present a similar case of a six-year-old male with bilateral undescended testes--the left being intra-abdominal and the right located in the inguinal canal with torsion--presenting with features of an acute abdomen. He was managed in a single procedure with left laparoscopic orchidopexy and right orchiectomy due to a non-salvageable ischemic testis.

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