The role of the epididymis in testicular descent.
In 54 patients with 70 undescended testes hospitalized for orchiopexy epididymal anatomy was examined intraoperatively. Of the testes 66 per cent had abnormal epididymides, which suggests a possibly significant role for the epididymis in the process of testicular descent.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology; D004822:Epididymis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000002:abnormalities; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male