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The undescended testis may be present at birth (congenital cryptorchidism) or, more frequently, may ascend during childhood (ascending testis, acquired cryptorchidism). The acquired undescended testis frequently is confused with the retractile testis (a variant of the normal organ). If a retractile or an undescended testis is still present in adulthood, it may be the cause of infertility and even a place for the development of a testicular carcinoma.
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Banek, L., Kozina, V., Marolt, I., Banek, T. (2013). Cryptorchidism (Undescended Testis). In: Ježek, D. (eds) Atlas on the Human Testis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2763-5_10
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