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Abdominal polyorchidism is rare. We report acase and review the literature. We suggest avery watchful abdominal evaluation of patientsfor a second ipsilateral testis who areoperated for undescent testis.Polyorchidism is a very rare anomaly whichrequires definitive histological diagnosis.Although imaging techniques may be helpful inthe diagnosis, it’s mostly incidentally foundin surgical exploration [1]. Patients maypresent with pain or scrotal swelling. Mostcommonly abnormalities are maldescent (40%),hernia (30%), torsion (15%), hydrocele (9%)and malignancy (6%) [2].
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Yeniyol, C.Ö., Nergiz, N. & Tuna, A. Abdominal polyorchidism: A case report and review of the literature. Int Urol Nephrol 36, 407–408 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-004-8870-3
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