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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Urology
  • Embryology

Background:

  • Testicular appendages are embryologic remnants frequently found during pediatric surgeries.
  • Current literature lacks clear guidelines for managing incidentally discovered testicular appendages.
  • These findings are common during procedures like inguinal hernia repair and cryptorchidism surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the nature and management of incidentally discovered testicular appendages in pediatric patients.
  • To determine the necessity of pathological analysis for these incidental findings.
  • To assess the risk of torsion in incidentally found testicular appendages.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 93 pediatric patients from December 2017 to June 2020.
  • Analysis of cases involving incidental testicular appendages during inguinal hernia repair, cryptorchidism, or testicular torsion procedures.
  • Review of pathology results and specimen sizes for all incidental testicular appendages.

Main Results:

  • All incidentally discovered testicular appendages (100%) were benign.
  • All specimens measured 1.0 cm or less in their largest dimension.
  • Appendage torsion is a significant cause of acute scrotum in children.

Conclusions:

  • Pathological analysis of incidentally discovered testicular appendages is unnecessary and resource-intensive.
  • Standard care involves removal to prevent testicular appendage torsion.
  • Benign, small incidental findings do not require further pathological examination.