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Undescended Testis

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The testis originally develops in the abdomen, and its descent may be inhibited anywhere along its normal pathway. The diagnosis of cryptorchidism or hidden testis is applied when the testis is not palpable in its normal location within the scrotum. Equally, the term undescended testis is defined as any disorder of normal testicular descent, including retractile testis, ectopic testis, true retention, and intraabdominal testis.

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  1. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    Syed Zafar H. Jafri M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor, Chief) (Clinical Associate Professor, Chief)

  2. Section of Uroradiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Syed Zafar H. Jafri M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor, Chief) (Clinical Associate Professor, Chief)

  3. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Ananias C. Diokno M.D. (Clinical Professor of Urology, Chief) (Clinical Professor of Urology, Chief)

  4. Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Ananias C. Diokno M.D. (Clinical Professor of Urology, Chief) (Clinical Professor of Urology, Chief)

  5. Body MRI Section Department of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33101, USA

    Marco A. Amendola M.D. (Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Chief) (Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Chief)

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Shirkhoda, A., Vrachliotis, T.G., Bis, K.G. (1998). Undescended Testis. In: Jafri, S.Z.H., Diokno, A.C., Amendola, M.A. (eds) Lower Genitourinary Radiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1648-3_14

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