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Undescended testes are comprised of two main groups:retractile or truly maldescended. Retractile testes are due to a hyperactive cremasteric reflex and will descend with maturation. Approximately 70 percent of children examined for testicular maldescent have this type of testicular abnormality which does not require surgery.
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Corriere, J.N. (1980). Orchiopexy and the Use of a Testicular Prosthesis for the Undescended Testicle. In: Lipshultz, L.I., Corriere, J.N., Hafez, E.S.E. (eds) Surgery of the Male Reproductive Tract. Clinics in Andrology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8849-1_2
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