title: Intermittent cryptorchidism: a sign of occult inguinal hernia in pubescent boys.
abstract: Intermittent cryptorchidism is reported in 4 pubescent boys. Subsequent exploration revealed indirect inguinal hernias. When a pubescent boy observes the testicle to reside intermittently but primarily in a position cranial to the scrotum, a high probability of a concomitant indirect inguinal hernia is suggested.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Redman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000209:etiology*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty