Undescended Testicle (Cryptorchidism)
Current as of: December 19, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:John Pope, MD, MPH – Pediatrics & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Peter Anderson, MD, FRCSC – Pediatric Urology
An undescended testicle (cryptorchidism) is one that remains inside the body and has not moved down into the scrotum. Normally the testicles, which form inside the abdomen of a male fetus, descend into the sac beneath the penis (scrotum) by the time the baby is born. One or both testicles may be affected. In most cases…