Ectopic scrotum and penoscrotal transposition: Case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ectopic scrotum (ES) is an extremely rare congenital scrotal malformation. Ectopic scrotum with VATER/VACTERL [vertebral defects (V), anal atresia or anorectal malformations (A), cardiac defects (C), tracheoesophageal fistula with or without esophageal atresia (TE), cardiac defects, renal malformations (R), and limb defects (L)] association is even rarer. There are no uniform guidelines for diagnosis and treatment.

Clinical case

We described a 2-year-5-month-old boy who has ectopic scrotum and penoscrotal transposition and reviewed relevant literature in this report. We performed laparoscopy exploration, rotation flap scrotoplasty, and orchiopexy and achieved a great result during the postoperative follow-up.

Conclusions

Combined with the previous literatur

SUBMITTER: Huang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9989158 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature