Laparoscopic‐assisted diagnosis of monorchidism in a horse

Laparoscopic-assisted diagnosis of anomalous unilateral abdominal cryptorchidism

“…There was no connection between the pedunculated mass attached to the dorsal body wall and the vaginal ring. This was different to the case of Kelmer et al . (2006) in which the fibrous type bands coursing between the vaginal ring and dorsal body wall and between the vaginal ring and dorsal aspect of the bladder were interpreted as atrophy of testicular vessels and deferent duct, respectively.…”

“…If the castration had been postponed and if testicular degeneration had been a continuous process, this pony would probably also have been diagnosed as a monorchid at the time of laparoscopic‐assisted surgical exploration. In this respect, a recent reported case of monorchidism showed many similarities to the case reported here (Kelmer et al . 2006).…”

“…These authors reported that during laparoscopy several strands of connective tissue could be discerned that were attached to the vaginal ring. One of these strings could be traced as mesorchium‐like tissue to the dorsal body wall and one could be traced as tubular deferent duct‐like tissue to the dorsal aspect of the bladder (Kelmer et al . 2006).…”

“…1989; Santschi et al . 1989; Kelmer et al . 2006), the formation of testicular cysts, teratomas or other tumours (Smyth 1979; Caron et al .…”

“…1997) or persistence of the suspensory ligament of the testis (Wilson and Nixon 1986). To diagnose these kind of atypical cases, the value of laparoscopy has been discussed and appreciated (Kelmer et al . 2006; Rakestraw 2006).…”