Utero-inguinal hernia
Silva, R.; Jara, A.; Castro, V.M.
Revista Chilena de Pediatria 61(5): 275-276
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-4106 PMID: 2089497 Document Number: 352941
A ten year old boy was operated for left inguinal hernia at age four years. Male gender was confirmed by sex chromatin. Y corpuscle and male genotype in chromosomal studies, and testicular function was tested by normal testosterone serum levels before and after parenteral human chorionic gonadotropin stimulus. On a second operation, two structurally normal testes and was deferens coexisted with Müllerian structures (rudimentary uterus and two Fallopian tubes of normal histological features) were found. A diagnosis of uterus-inguinalis hernia was made. Deficiencies at Müllerian inhibiting factor's secretion, activity or receptors have been postulated to explain this anomaly.