Polyorchidism – An Incidental Finding During Orchidopexy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Figure 1 Intraoperative picture; left polyorchidism with a separate epididymis and common vas deferens. Caudal testis (A), cranial testis (B), common vas (black arrow).

Table 1 Summary of the Literature Review of Case Reports and Case Series

Authors	Year	Title	Journal	Age	Diagnosis	Management
Balawender et al^Citation1	2021	Management of Incidental Finding of Triorchidism Diagnosed During Routine Hernia Repair	Research and Report in Urology	21yr	Incidental	Orchidectomy
Tigabie et al^Citation2	2020	Triorchidism: Unilateral double atrophic undescended testis in Tertiary Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports	4yr	Incidental	Orchidectomy
Assefa et al^Citation3	2021	Triorchidism, a Rare Genitourinary Anomaly: A Case Series	Research and reports in urology	5yr and 12yr	Incidental	Orchidopexy (1st case) Orchidectomy (2nd case)
Chowdhary et al^Citation4	2016	Case report of a rare variant of polyorchidism	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports	6 m	Incidental	Orchidopexy
Sönmez et al^Citation5	2012	Polyorchidism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature	Andrology	37yr	Clinical (P.E and USG)	USG follow-up
Wilcox et al^Citation6	2013	Polyorchidism in association with an undescended testis and testicular atrophy: Report of a unique case and review of the literature	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports	14yr	Incidental	Orchidectomy
Kumar et al^Citation7	2008	Supernumerary testis: a case report and review of literature	Journal of pediatric surgery	3yr	Incidental	Orchidopexy

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