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Bilateral retrovesical testes: An unusual location for impalpable undescended testes
✍ Scribed by Carmody, E. ;Klotz, L. ;Leonhardt, C.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 676 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2366-004X
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✦ Synopsis
Although the majority of impalpable undescended testes lie in an intracanalicular location, a significant number are also found to be intraabdominal. The expected location of intraabdominal testes is a line joining the renal hilum and the internal inguinal ring. We describe a case of an adult patient in whom impalpable undescended testes were located in a retrovesical location. This case highlights the importance of performing a thorough inspection of the entire abdomen and pelvis if the impalpable testis is not found in an expected location.