"Cryptorchidism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A developmental defect in which a TESTIS or both TESTES failed to descend from high in the ABDOMEN to the bottom of the SCROTUM. Testicular descent is essential to normal SPERMATOGENESIS which requires temperature lower than the BODY TEMPERATURE. Cryptorchidism can be subclassified by the location of the maldescended testis.
| Descriptor ID |
D003456
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.829.258 C12.706.258 C16.131.939.258 C19.391.829.258
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryptorchidism- Cryptorchidism
- Testes, Undescended
- Undescended Testes
- Undescended Testis
- Cryptorchidism, Unilateral Or Bilateral
- Cryptorchism
- Testis, Undescended
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptorchidism" by people in Profiles.
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Management of the undescended testis in children: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee Systematic Review. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul; 57(7):1293-1308.
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Health Disparities in the Appropriate Management of Cryptorchidism. J Pediatr. 2017 06; 185:187-192.e1.
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Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome with transverse testicular ectopia: rare presentation of inguinal hernia. Urol J. 2013; 10(2):909-11.
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The vanishing testis: a histomorphologic and clinical assessment. Am J Clin Pathol. 2011 Dec; 136(6):872-80.
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Urogenital abnormalities in men exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero: a cohort study. Environ Health. 2009 Aug 18; 8:37.
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Retractile testis--is it really a normal variant? J Urol. 2006 Apr; 175(4):1496-9.
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Magnetic resonance angiography for the nonpalpable testis: a cost and cancer risk analysis. J Urol. 2005 May; 173(5):1745-9; discussion 1749-50.
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Cryptorchidism: a general surgical perspective. Ir J Med Sci. 2003 Jul-Sep; 172(3):139-40.
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Diffuse polymicrogyria associated with congenital hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, severe mental retardation, and minor facial and genital anomalies. J Child Neurol. 2000 Jul; 15(7):493-5.
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In vivo 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy for evaluation of testicular function in cryptorchid rats. J Urol. 1995 Oct; 154(4):1557-9.