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Undescended Testicle

Undescended Testicle: Introduction

Undescended Testicle: Congenital failure of one or both testes to descend. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Undescended Testicle is available below.

Symptoms of Undescended Testicle

• Symptoms of Incomplete testis descent:
  • Testis not fully into scrotum
  • Testis misplaced in the groin
• Symptoms of cryptorchidism:
  • Hidden testicle
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Undescended Testicle

• Watchful waiting - many undescended testes will descend in the first 12 months; a retractile testis usually disappears at puberty.
• Hormonal treatment - for incomplete descent near groin or scrotum.
• Surgery
• Orchidoplexy
• Other treatments for cryptorchidism
• more treatments...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Undescended Testicle?

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Undescended Testicle: Deaths

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Types of Undescended Testicle

• Incomplete testis descent - testis still in the groin or not fully into scrotum.
• Cryptorchidism - testes hidden in the abdomen
• Ectopic testis - testes outside the normal pathway of testicel descent (abdomen-groin-scrotum)
• Retractile testis - testes that retract into the groin with cold or touching
• more types...»

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Undescended Testicle: Complications

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Causes of Undescended Testicle

• Prune belly syndrome
• Fanconi anaemia
• BRESHECK syndrome
• Sutherland-Haan syndrome
• Opitz-Frias syndrome
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Disease Topics Related To Undescended Testicle

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Undescended Testicle:

• Cryptorchidism
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• Testicular torsion
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• Ectopic testis
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Undescended Testicle: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

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  • Gonorrhea -- Undiagnosed
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Misdiagnosis and Undescended Testicle

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Hospitals & Clinics: Undescended Testicle

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Undescended Testicle: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Undescended Testicle

Medical research articles related to Undescended Testicle include:

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Undescended Testicle: Broader Related Topics

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Definitions of Undescended Testicle:

Failure of testes to descend into scrotum. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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