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Ovotesticular Disorders of Sexual Development: A Case of Hernia Uteri Inguinalis
David W Barham1, Raffaella DeRosa1, Anita M Pederson2
1Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI.
Abstract:
Ovotesticular disorders of sexual development result in the presence of both testis and ovarian tissue. Most commonly, gonadal structures in the scrotum or inguinal canal are comprised of testis tissue. The presence of a uterus within an inguinal hernia sac in a phenotypically male patient is referred to as hernia uteri inguinalis. This condition has rarely been reported in patients with ovotesticular disorders of sexual development. We present a patient with rare mosaicism in combination with an unusual location of Müllerian duct structures within an inguinal hernia sac.
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