Undescended Testicle: Difference between revisions
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**** '''Perirenal or other abdominal testes may be associated with multicystic dysplastic or absent ipsilateral kidneys and/or nonunion of the testis and epididymis''' | **** '''Perirenal or other abdominal testes may be associated with multicystic dysplastic or absent ipsilateral kidneys and/or nonunion of the testis and epididymis''' | ||
**** '''Determine the lowest position the testis may attain''' | **** '''Determine the lowest position the testis may attain''' | ||
***'''Non-palpable''' | ***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Non-palpable''' | ||
****'''Possible clinical findings at surgery include (3):''' | ****'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Possible clinical findings at surgery include (3):''' | ||
****# '''Abdominal or transinguinal “peeping” location (25-50%)''' | ****# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Abdominal or transinguinal “peeping” location (25-50%)''' | ||
****# '''Complete atrophy (vanishing testis, 15-40%)''' | ****# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Complete atrophy (vanishing testis, 15-40%)''' | ||
****# '''Extra-abdominal location but nonpalpable testis because of body habitus, testicular size, and/or limited cooperation of the patient (10-30%)''' | ****# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Extra-abdominal location but nonpalpable testis because of body habitus, testicular size, and/or limited cooperation of the patient (10-30%)''' | ||
*'''Evaluate contralateral testicle''' | *'''Evaluate contralateral testicle''' | ||
**'''In patients with unilateral cryptorchidism, evaluation of the contralateral gonad is important in order to detect potential problems with the normally located testicle (such as atrophy, varicocele, abnormal volume, or consistency for age).''' | **'''In patients with unilateral cryptorchidism, evaluation of the contralateral gonad is important in order to detect potential problems with the normally located testicle (such as atrophy, varicocele, abnormal volume, or consistency for age).''' | ||