title: Bilateral retrovesical testes: an unusual location for impalpable undescended testes.
abstract: Although the majority of impalpable undescended testes lie in an intracanalicular location, a significant number are also found to be intraabdominal. The expected location of intraabdominal testes is a line joining the renal hilum and the internal inguinal ring. We describe a case of an adult patient in whom impalpable undescended testes were located in a retrovesical location. This case highlights the importance of performing a thorough inspection of the entire abdomen and pelvis if the impalpable testis is not found in an expected location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carmody
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Klotz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leonhardt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010173:Palpation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging