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(Created page with "<section begin="urology" />== Cryptorchidism == Cryptorchidism is the failure of one or both testicles to descend into scrotum. Untreated, it increases the risk for testicular cancer, infertility, and testicular torsion. * 1% of boys ** It’s the most common congenital anomaly of genitourinary tract * Risk factors ** Prematurity * Diagnosis ** Testis cannot be palpated in the scrotum * Treatment ** Many spontaneously descent, but not after 6 months ** Withi...")
 
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<section begin="urology" />== Cryptorchidism ==
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== Cryptorchidism ==
Cryptorchidism is the failure of one or both testicles to descend into scrotum. Untreated, it increases the risk for [[testicular cancer]], [[infertility]], and [[testicular torsion]].
Cryptorchidism is the failure of one or both testicles to descend into scrotum. Untreated, it increases the risk for [[testicular cancer]], [[infertility]], and [[testicular torsion]].