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A congenital defect of the scrotal wall with consequent testicular exstrophy is an exceptional finding. The etiopathogenesis of this defect is debated. We report a newborn male with arthrogryposis who presented with an exstrophied testicle. The association of these two conditions seems to establish a cause-effect relationship mediated by mechanical factors, i.e., in utero compression of the scrotum by the feet. It is likely that a similar mechanism could also be advocated to explain the previous cases reported in the literature.
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Lais, A., Serventi, P., Caione, P. et al. Arthrogryposis as a possible mechanism of scrotoschisis acquired in utero. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 605–606 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179698
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