Seminomas in undescended testes may present as abdominal wall tumours. A unilateral testis tumour in a 29 year old man with ipsilateral undescended testis is presented and relevant literature is reviewed. A 29 year old man presenting with a tender left lower abdominal mass was admitted to our clinic and initial diagnostic tests followed by abdominal computerized tomography (CT) and positron emi...

Torsion of an undescended testis is uncommon. Torsion of a cryptorchid testicle presents a nonspecific symptomatology. Clinical suspicion indicates emergent surgical exploration, irrespective of Doppler ultrasound with its inherent false negative results. Management of the contralateral testis is controversial. We emphasize the need of a complete physical examination of the child who goes to th...

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The development of testes occurs in the abdomen during fetal life, after which they migrate into the scrotal sacs during the third trimester. During their descent, they may get arrested anywhere along the tract. Risk of testicular cancer is higher in patients with undescended testes, abdominal testis being more prone than inguinal. Seminoma is the commonest cancer in undescended testis. However...

Spigelian hernia (SH) is rarely seen in pediatric age group and is usually associated with cryptorchidism on the same side; termed as a syndromic association of the defect in the Spigelian fascia and absence of gubernaculum and inguinal canal. The absence of the inguinal canal has surgical implication as to placement of the undescended testis into the scrotum. A 3-month-old baby presented with ...

background: undescended testis (udt) is the most common endocrine disorder in male children. delayed diagnosis and treatment of udt lead to complications such as infertility, malignancy and testis rotation. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the causes of delay in proper treatment of patients with undescended testis in our population. materials and methods: an observational, descr...

What manoeuvres should be included in the physical examination? Physical examination is the key diagnostic man­ oeuvre in boys with undescended testes and should be performed at all well­baby check­ups for male babies, starting at birth.1 The physical examination requires a cooperative baby and a diligent exam­ iner. The child is placed supine, in a frog­legged position, and the examiner uses a...