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The Undescended Testes

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Incidence Preterm boys − ∼30%. Term 3–5%. Falling to <1% at 6 months An undescended testis (UDT) is associated with 4–5-fold increased risk of cancer and a risk of infertility (vide infra).

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Notes

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    SRY – Sex determining Region Y: WT-1– Wilms’ tumor; SF-1– Splicing Factor.

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    Enrico Sertoli (1842–1910) Italian histologist, working in Milan.

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    Johannes Peter Muller (1801–1858) German anatomist with posts in Bonn and Berlin.

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    Franz von Leydig (1821–1908) German anatomist – interstitial cells first recognized in 1850.

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    Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733–1794) German embryologist and inventor of three germ layer principle.

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    HOX gene family – Homeobox gene clusters (1–4).

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    Robert Fowler (b1928) – Australian pediatric surgeon.

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    Frank Douglas Stephens (b1913) – Australian pediatric surgeon.

Further Reading

  1. Hutson JM (2007) Treatment of undescended testes – time for a change in European tradition. Acta Paediatrica 96:608–610

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  2. Kolon TF, Patel RP, Huff DS (2004) Cryptorchidism: diagnosis, treatment, and long term prognosis. Urol Clin N Am 31:469–480

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  3. Murphy F, SriParan T, Puri P (2007) Orchidopexy and its impact on fertility. Pediatr Surg Int 23:625–632

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  1. Paediatric Surgery Department, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

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  1. Paediatric Surgery Department, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

  2. Dept. Pediatric Surgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

    Mark Davenport

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Sinha, C.K., Hutson, J.M. (2010). The Undescended Testes. In: Sinha, C., Davenport, M. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-132-3_35

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