Acquired intra abdominal testis due to adhesions after necrotizing enterocolitis

Undescendent testis happens usually due to the stagnation during testicular descends. Stagnation of a testicle in the abdomen may be the target of adhesions with intestinal segments. Our case report a very rare variant of acquired intra-abdominal cryptorchidism due to adhesions after necrotizing enterocolitis. Newborn baby after NEC has a significant risk of developing intraperitoneal adhesions. In this report we will describe a case of previously palpable testis in the inguinal canal at neonatal age which was pulled inside the abdomen at seventh month of age through adhesions between test and the segment of sigmoid colon after NEC.

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This article reports a very rare case of acquired intra-abdominal cryptorchidism due to adhesions after necrotizing enterocolitis. Newborns after NEC have a significant risk of developing intraperitoneal adhesions. The case described in this report involves a previously palpable neonatal testis in the inguinal canal that was pulled into the abdomen at seven months of age through adhesions between the testis and a segment of the sigmoid colon after NEC.