Undescended Testis Revealing Triorchidism in a Child: A Case Report

  • Barry Thierno Saidou Service of Pediatric Surgery, Donka Natinal Hospital, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Conacky, Guinea
  • Ibrahima Bocar Welle Service of Pediatric Surgery, Albert Royer National Childen’s Hospital Center, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
  • Keita Balla Service of Pediatric Surgery, Donka Natinal Hospital, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Conacky, Guinea
  • Mamadou Alpha Service of Pediatric Surgery, Donka Natinal Hospital, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Conacky, Guinea
  • Florent Tshibwid A. Zeng Service of Pediatric Surgery, Albert Royer National Childen’s Hospital Center, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
  • Sacko Mohamed Lamine Sadou Service of Pediatric Surgery, Donka Natinal Hospital, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Conacky, Guinea
  • Diallo Mamadou Alpha Service of Pediatric Surgery, Donka Natinal Hospital, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Conacky, Guinea
  • Daniel Agbo-Panzo Service of Pediatric Surgery, Donka Natinal Hospital, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Conacky, Guinea
Keywords: Polyorchidism, Triorchidism, Undescended Testis, Child

Abstract

Polyorchidism is a rare genitourinary congenital malformation, which diagnosis is generally fortuitous in children. We report the case of a 7-year-old boy admitted to the pediatric surgery service of Donka University Hospital in Conakry for an empty left scrotum. Initially, the diagnosis of left cryptorchidism had prompted orchidopexy by inguinal approach, whose intraoperative exploration revealed two undescended left testicles. The first, located at the deep ring of the inguinal canal, had normal volume, while the second, located in the inguinal canal, was hypotrophic. The orchiectomy of the latter was performed, associated with a dartos-pouch orchidopexy of the testicle of normal volume. After one year of follow-up, no complications were noted.

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Published
2022-09-30
How to Cite
Saidou, B. T., Welle, I. B., Balla, K., Alpha, M., A. Zeng, F. T., Lamine Sadou, S. M., Alpha, D. M., & Agbo-Panzo, D. (2022). Undescended Testis Revealing Triorchidism in a Child: A Case Report. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 18(30), 108. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2022.v18n30p108
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ESJ Natural/Life/Medical Sciences