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Inguinal hernia as a presentation of testicular feminization

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We present a case of a 20-year-old female who was admitted to our department for an elective inguinal hernia repair. An oval-shaped mass was found in the hernia sac during the surgery that was suspected to be an ovary. Histological examination revealed testicular tissue. Further evaluation confirmed testicular feminization. She underwent laparoscopic orchiectomy and hernia repair from the contralateral side 3 months later.

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  1. Department of Surgery “A”, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 151, 84101, Beersheba, Israel

    Udit Gibor & Boris Kirshtein

  2. Department of Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel

    Eric Ohana

  3. Pathology Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel

    Dubilet Elena

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Gibor, U., Ohana, E., Elena, D. et al. Inguinal hernia as a presentation of testicular feminization. Hernia 19, 677–679 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-014-1265-1

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