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Table 2 Characteristics of the cases of inguinal testicular ectopia

From: Ectopic testis: an experience of a tertiary-level urology center at Upper Egypt

No.

Age

Clinical (physical examination) criteria

Surgical criteria

Anatomical side

Relative high mobility

Prominence of testisa

Testicular size

Associated anomalies

Spermatic cord

Inguinal locationb

Relation to external ring

1

5

Left

Positive

Positive

Average

Left congenital hernia

Long

Superficial

Exited/NA

2

6.5

Right

Positive

Positive

Small

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

3

2

Left

Positive

NA

Small

Left ectopic kidney

Adequate

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

4

7

Left

Positive

Positive

Average

None

Adequate

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

5

10

Left

Positive

Positive

Average

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

6

3

Right

Equivocal

Positive

Small

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

7

3.5

Left

Equivocal

Positive

Average

Right congenital hernia

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

8

4

Left

Positive

Positive

Average

Hypospadias

Adequate

Superficial

Exited/NA

9

5

Bilateral

Positive

Positive

Average

None

Adequate

Superficial

Exited/NA

10

11

Left

Positive

NA

Average

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

11

6

Left

Positive

NA

Average

Right congenital hernia

Adequate

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

12

8

Left

Equivocal

Positive

Average

None

Long

Subcutaneous

Exited/cephalad

13

2.5

Left

Positive

NA

Average

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

14

3.5

Left

Positive

Positive

Small

None

Adequate

Superficial

Exited/NA

15

5

Right

Positive

Positive

Small

Left congenital hydrocele

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

16

5.5

Right

Positive

Positive

Average

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

17

4

Right

Equivocal

Positive

Small

Right congenital hernia

Long

Subcutaneous

Exited/cephalad

18

5

Left

Positive

Positive

Average

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

19

3

Left

Positive

Positive

Average

Right congenital hernia

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

20

2.5

Right

Positive

NA

Average

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

21

4.5

Right

Positive

Positive

Average

None

Adequate

Superficial

Exited/NA

22

9

Right

Positive

Positive

Average

Right congenital hernia

Adequate

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

23

3

Right

Positive

Positive

Average

None

Long

Superficial

Exited/cephalad

  1. NA not available data
  2. aProminence of the testis was considered positive when observing the testis got more prominent while the patient is contracting the abdominal muscles
  3. bSuperficial means location of the testis in the superficial inguinal pouch (outside the inguinal canal) between the fascial layer and external oblique aponeurosis. In most of the cases, the gubernacular attachments were reported attached to the boundaries of the pouch or fascial layers