Endocrine and Diabetes

Cryptorchidism

Cryptorchidism is the highly common genital problem that is encountered in pediatrics. This is detected by the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum and generally refers to an undescended or maldescended testis. About 3% of full-term and 30% of premature infant boys are born with at least one undescended testis. This may develop after the infant stage or during the late adulthood ( but this is exceptional ). Cryptorchidism is a from of monorchism, the condition of having only one testicle. The condition may occur on one or both sides; it more commonly affects the right testis.. cryptorchidism nearly always refers to congenital absence or maldescent, a testis observed in the scrotum in early infancy can occasionally "reascend" into the inguinal canal.