Cryptorchidism or undescended testis is a urogenital anomaly of the newborn that occurs due to abnormal migration of the embryonic testes. It is a common genital disorder identified in newborns. Treatment of undescended testes is mainly aimed at reducing the incidence of complications and preventing the development of testicular cancer. Cryptorchidism is defined as unilateral or bilateral absence of testes at the normal position in the scrotum.
Most cases of undescended testes may reach the normal scrotal location by three months of age due to a surge in the pituitary gonadotrophins and testosterones. According to the position of the undescended testes, cryptorchidism may be classified as: Abdominal Inguinal Scrotal Ectopic During embryogenesis, normal descend of the testes is decided by several factors. Growth processes, hormonal factors and the retraction of the gubernaculum…
