CROSSED TESTICULAR ECTOPIA ; A CASE REPORT

Abnormal testicular descent characterized by localization of the testis out of its normal migration pathway towards the scrotum is known as testicular ectopia. Testicular ectopia has five subtypes: superficial inguinal (interstitial), femoral (crural), perineal, pubo [1] penile and crossed (transverse) . Crossed testicular ectopia is a rare anatomical anomaly in which both testis descend into the same [2,3] hemiscrotum using the same inguinal canal . Different nomenclature has been used for this condition like Transverse testicular ectopia (TTE) , testicular pseudoduplication, unilateral double testis and transverse aberrant testicular [1,3] maldescent . Von Lenhossek first described TTE in 1886 [1,4-6] based on autopsy findings . More than 100 cases have been reported in literature ever [5,6] since .