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The evisceration of fully descended testicles through an unexplained wound over the neck of the right scrotum at birth is described. Transverse testicular ectopia was present. It is postulated, in the absence of any clinical evidence to substantiate its presence, that the Amnion band sequence mechanism could have played a causative role.
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Davies, M.R.Q. Scrotoschisis. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 146–147 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176141
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