Incomplete or improper descent of one or both testicles; also called undescended testes (1)
Normally, descent is in the 7th to 8th month of gestation. The cryptorchid testis may be pa...
≥1 testicles in a site other than the scrotum
May be an isolated defect or associated with other congenital anomalies
Performed with warm hands, with child in sitting, stan...
Rule out retractile testis.
Appropriate health care: outpatient until surgery is performed
Administration of chorionic gonadotropin may cause testicular descent in some boys. R...
Initial follow-up within 1 month of surgery and periodically thereafter to assess testicular size/growth
Patients with retractile testes should be examined at leas...
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Al-Mandil M, Khoury AE, El-Hout Y,...
Q53.9 Undescended testicle, unspecified
Q53.10 Unspecified undescended testicle, unilateral
Q53.20 Undescended testicle, unspecified, bilateral
Q53.11 Abdominal testis, unilateral
Q53.21 Abdomi...
If testicular descent does not occur by 6 months of age, it is unlikely to occur. Therefore, refer patients to a specialist if a testis has not descended by 6 months of age.
Children wi...
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