Krzysztof Balawender, Agata Wawrzyniak, Józef Kobos, Michał Golberg, Andrzej Żytkowski, Michał Zarzecki, Jerzy Walocha, Michał Bonczar, Andrzej Dubrowski, Agata Mazurek, Edward Clarke, Michał Polguj, Grzegorz Wysiadecki, Anna Smędra
Polyorchidism is a rare male urogenital tract anomaly characterized by at least one supernumerary testis in the scrotum or ectopically. According to data based on our systematic review, 76% of the supernumerary testes (SNTs) were located in the scrotum, and 24% were extra-scrotal (p < 0.001). Among testes located outside the scrotum, 87% were found in the inguinal canal and 13% in the abdominal cavity. In 80% of cases, the diagnosis of SNT was made based on imaging tests, and the remaining 20% of cases were detected incidentally during surgery...
January 13, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine