title: Unilateral cryptorchidism: an animal model.
abstract: Unilateral division of the distal gubernaculum testis was performed, using hypothermic anaesthesia, in Wistar rats within 48 hours of birth. This resulted in ipsilateral abdominal testicular retention and contralateral descent. This model is suitable for the experimental study of congenital unilateral cryptorchidism and is presented in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000196:embryology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D015203:Reproducibility of Results