Management of Incidental Finding of Triorchidism Diagnosed During Routine Hernia Repair

Abstract

Krzysztof Balawender,1,2 Tomasz Wiatr,3 Agata Wawrzyniak,2 Stanisław Orkisz2 1Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Municipal Hospital in Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland; 2Morphological Sciences Department of Human Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland; 3Jagiellonian University Medical College, Department of Urology, Cracow, PolandCorrespondence: Krzysztof BalawenderDepartment of Urology and Urological Oncology, Municipal Hospital in Rzeszow, Rycerska 4, Rzeszow, 35-241, PolandEmail [email protected]: Polyorchidism is a rare congenital anomaly which refers to the presence of more than two intra- or extrascrotal testicles. Triorchidism, the presence of one extra testicle is the most common type. This report describes the case of a 29-year-old male who was found to have a right supernumerary undescended testis encountered incidentally during hernia repair. With this in mind, the current knowledge of management of supernumerary testis was analysed, including potential scenarios, to delineate what a urologist should do when a supernumerary testis is found during routine surgical procedures such as orchidopexy or hernia repair.Keywords: triorchidism, polyorchidism, supernumerary testis, orchidectomy, orchidopexy

Keywords

• triorchidism
• polyorchidism
• supernumerary testis
• orchidectomy
• orchidopexy