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Congenital dystopic testicles frequently occur jointly with abnormalities of the kidneys and the system of draining urinary ducts. A series of 100 asymptomatic boys has been studied by intravenous excretory urography after having undergone orchiopexy for retained testes. All children were clinically non-suspect and there was no history of urinary tract malformation. The investigations brought to light 7 major and 9 minor abnormalities. However, the authors do not recommend the use of intravenous urography as a routine procedure in all children with undescended testicles. The indications of the diagnostic procedure must be limited.
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Kleinteich, B., Popp, W., Daniel, P. et al. Excretory urography as a screening method for abnormalities of the upper urinary tract in asymptomatic boys with undescended testicles. International Urology and Nephrology 13, 77–80 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082075
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