[Pendulum testes: a degraded from of cryptorchism].
In 22 cases of sterility we have been able to single out under the name of "pendulum testes" a syndrome showing the following features: --clinically, testes that are often small and soft and normally found in the lower part of the scrotum, but with a tendency to ride up toward the inguinal canal and stay there so that an attempt to bring them down manually into the scrotum in unsuccessful; --cytologically, often accompanied by very poor sperm formation, and; --histologically, showing tubule pathology. We approach this picture as that of crytorchidism for in our opinion pendulum testis is a degraded form of latter. This leads us to discuss for both conditions problems of classification and indications for treatment.
D000328:Adult; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*
Les testicules oscillants: forme dégradée de cryptorchidie