Fused variant of crossed testicular ectopia: A case report and discussion of the literature.

Aidan S Weitzner, Victoria Maxon, Jordan S Levine, Catherine Robey, Tanisha Martheswaran, Tijesunimi Oni, Chad B Crigger

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Aidan S WeitznerJames Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

Victoria MaxonJames Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

Jordan S LevineUniversity of Maryland Department of Urological Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Catherine RobeyJames Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

Tanisha MartheswaranJames Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

Tijesunimi OniUniversity of Maryland Department of Urological Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Chad B CriggerJames Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

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Introduction: Crossed testicular ectopia (CTE) is a rare genitourinary anomaly in which both testes descend through the same inguinal canal. Case presentation: We describe a 10-month-old boy with proximal penoscrotal hypospadias and nonpalpable right testis. Despite normal ultrasound findings on the left, the right testis was not visualized. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed a right-to-left crossed fused ectopia through a left inguinal hernia. The fused testes were surgically dissected and bilateral orchiopexy was performed successfully. Conclusion: Fusion variants of CTE are extremely rare. This case provides the first surgical description of infant fused CTE and highlights the importance of laparoscopy in management.

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Case reportCryptorchidismLaparoscopyOrchiopexyPediatric urology

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PMID41079174

DOI10.1016/j.eucr.2025.103220

PMCPMC12512970

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