True hermaphroditism presenting as an inguinal hernia.

نویسندگان

  • Kadir Ceylan
  • Ekrem Algun
  • Mustafa Gunes
  • Hasan Gonulalan
چکیده

A 21-year-old patient with cryptorchidism was found to have a left inguinal mass on physical examination. The patient was operated with a diagnosis of bilateral cryptorchidism and left inguinal hernia. Besides bilateral inguinal undescended testicles, female genital organs like fallopian tubes, uterus and ovary were found on the exploration.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology

دوره 33 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007