Laparoscopic Finding of Ectopic Adrenocortical Tissue in a 2-Year-Old Boy with Vanishing Testis
Ectopic adrenocortical tissue (EAT) along the spermatic cord is an unusual condition in children. The author reports on a 2-year-old boy with impalpable testis. On laparoscopy, EAT was detected along the hypotrophic spermatic vessels and excised. These remnants should be removed to prevent hormone p...
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| description | Ectopic adrenocortical tissue (EAT) along the spermatic cord is an unusual condition in children. The author reports on a 2-year-old boy with impalpable testis. On laparoscopy, EAT was detected along the hypotrophic spermatic vessels and excised. These remnants should be removed to prevent hormone production or malignant transformation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61d9a6a52013454ca2b1a515fcd00e012022-12-21T23:53:17ZengGeorg Thieme Verlag KGEuropean Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports2194-76192194-76272018-01-010601e4e610.1055/s-0037-1612633Laparoscopic Finding of Ectopic Adrenocortical Tissue in a 2-Year-Old Boy with Vanishing TestisAntonio Marte0Department of Pediatric Surgery, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, ItalyEctopic adrenocortical tissue (EAT) along the spermatic cord is an unusual condition in children. The author reports on a 2-year-old boy with impalpable testis. On laparoscopy, EAT was detected along the hypotrophic spermatic vessels and excised. These remnants should be removed to prevent hormone production or malignant transformation.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1612633ectopic adrenocortical tissuelaparoscopyvanishing testis |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Marte Laparoscopic Finding of Ectopic Adrenocortical Tissue in a 2-Year-Old Boy with Vanishing Testis European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports ectopic adrenocortical tissue laparoscopy vanishing testis |
| title | Laparoscopic Finding of Ectopic Adrenocortical Tissue in a 2-Year-Old Boy with Vanishing Testis |
| title_full | Laparoscopic Finding of Ectopic Adrenocortical Tissue in a 2-Year-Old Boy with Vanishing Testis |
| title_fullStr | Laparoscopic Finding of Ectopic Adrenocortical Tissue in a 2-Year-Old Boy with Vanishing Testis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laparoscopic Finding of Ectopic Adrenocortical Tissue in a 2-Year-Old Boy with Vanishing Testis |
| title_short | Laparoscopic Finding of Ectopic Adrenocortical Tissue in a 2-Year-Old Boy with Vanishing Testis |
| title_sort | laparoscopic finding of ectopic adrenocortical tissue in a 2 year old boy with vanishing testis |
| topic | ectopic adrenocortical tissue laparoscopy vanishing testis |
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