ABSTRACT
Cryptorchidism is the absence of a testicle in the scrotum. In most cryptorchid boys, the testicle is palpable in the groin. In only about 20%, is the testicle nonpalpable (1). A nonpalpable testicle can be absent, can be intraabdominal, or within the inguinal canal. Intraabdominal testicles can be found along the normal path of descent or can be ectopic. Likewise, “inguinal” undescended testicles can either be undescended along the normal path of descent, i.e., canalicular or can descend to an ectopic location (such as the perineum) (2,3).
