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GARCIA SOSA, Niurka; FONG ALDAMA, Francisco J; SANTANA VALERA, Rodolfo  y  TOLEDO MARTINEZ, Ernesto. Polyorchidism. Infrequent Anomaly of the Genital System. Report of a Case. Rev. Med. Electrón. [online]. 2011, vol.33, n.5, pp. 639-644. ISSN 1684-1824.

Introduction: The polyorchidism is a few frequent urologic congenital anomaly defined as the presence of more than two testicles, located inside or outside the scrotum. The polyorchidism is a rare anomaly to be considered when studying scrotal masses. The Doppler echography and the computerized magnetic resonance imaging give useful elements to diagnose the presence of this entity. Objective: Knowing the incidence of the polyorchidism, infrequent anomaly of the genital system. Patients and methods. We retrospectively reviewed the cases operated in the Urology service, according to the Clinic Documentation records of our center in the period from 1970 to 2010, with a year average of 250 cases operated, and only one patient carrying this anomaly. We made a literature review, finding only three cases in our country and less than 100 patients in the world. We report the 3rd case of polyorchidism in Cuba.

Palabras clave : polyorchidism; urogenital congenital abnormalities; child.

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