Case Report

A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis

Volume: 22 Number: 2 June 27, 2025
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A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis

Abstract

Undescended testis (cryptorchidism) is a common congenital anomaly in childhood but rarely seen in adults. Inguinal hernia can occasionally coexist with undescended testes, although such a presentation is uncommon in adult patients. We report a rare case of a 28-year-old male with a right inguinal hernia who was found to have an atrophic testis within the hernia sac during lapa-roscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair. The patient had a history of bilateral orchi-opexy in infancy. Preoperative ultrasonography did not detect the undescended testis. Intraopera-tively, orchiectomy was performed following urology consultation, and the TAPP procedure was completed successfully. The postoperative course was uneventful, and pathology revealed an atrophic testis without malignancy. This case highlights the importance of preoperative suspicion and the benefits of the laparoscopic approach in managing such coexisting pathologies in adults.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

General Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Early Pub Date

June 26, 2025

Publication Date

June 27, 2025

Submission Date

February 10, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 12, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 22 Number: 2

APA
Kurtkulağı, Ö., Çelik, A. O., Kaya, M., & Türker, B. (2025). A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 22(2), 412-414. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1635617
AMA
1.Kurtkulağı Ö, Çelik AO, Kaya M, Türker B. A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;22(2):412-414. doi:10.35440/hutfd.1635617
Chicago
Kurtkulağı, Özgür, Ahmet Onur Çelik, Mustafa Kaya, and Barış Türker. 2025. “A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 22 (2): 412-14. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1635617.
EndNote
Kurtkulağı Ö, Çelik AO, Kaya M, Türker B (June 1, 2025) A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 22 2 412–414.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Kurtkulağı, A. O. Çelik, M. Kaya, and B. Türker, “A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis”, Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 412–414, June 2025, doi: 10.35440/hutfd.1635617.
ISNAD
Kurtkulağı, Özgür - Çelik, Ahmet Onur - Kaya, Mustafa - Türker, Barış. “A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 22/2 (June 1, 2025): 412-414. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1635617.
JAMA
1.Kurtkulağı Ö, Çelik AO, Kaya M, Türker B. A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;22:412–414.
MLA
Kurtkulağı, Özgür, et al. “A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 412-4, doi:10.35440/hutfd.1635617.
Vancouver
1.Özgür Kurtkulağı, Ahmet Onur Çelik, Mustafa Kaya, Barış Türker. A Surgical Surprise During Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair; Undescended Testis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Jun. 1;22(2):412-4. doi:10.35440/hutfd.1635617

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