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Testículo no descendido - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Criptorquidia; Escroto vacío (testículos no descendidos); Testículos no descendidos y escroto vacío; Monorquidia; Testículos desaparecidos no descendidos; Testículos retráctiles

Síntomas:

Por lo general, no hay síntomas, excepto que no se puede encontrar el testículo en el escroto (lo que se puede describir como un escroto vacío). Los hombres adultos que padezcan criptorquidia pueden tener problemas de infertilidad.

Pruebas y exámenes:

Un examen confirma que uno o ambos testículos no están presentes en el escroto.

El médico puede o no ser capaz de sentir el testículo que no ha descendido en la pared abdominal por encima del escroto.

Anatomía reproductiva masculina

Sistema reproductor masculino

Reviewed last on: 9/22/2009
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Schneck FX, Bellinger MF. Abnormalities of the testes and scrotum and their surgical management. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 127.

Elder JS. Disorders and anomalies of the scrotal contents. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 545.

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