"Cryptorchidism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A developmental defect in which a TESTIS or both TESTES failed to descend from high in the ABDOMEN to the bottom of the SCROTUM. Testicular descent is essential to normal SPERMATOGENESIS which requires temperature lower than the BODY TEMPERATURE. Cryptorchidism can be subclassified by the location of the maldescended testis.
| Descriptor ID |
D003456
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.829.258 C12.706.258 C16.131.939.258 C19.391.829.258
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryptorchidism- Cryptorchidism
- Testes, Undescended
- Undescended Testes
- Undescended Testis
- Cryptorchidism, Unilateral Or Bilateral
- Cryptorchism
- Testis, Undescended
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptorchidism" by people in Profiles.
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A narrative review of the history and evidence-base for the timing of orchidopexy for cryptorchidism. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 04; 17(2):239-245.
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Poor prognosis of retroperitoneal mixed extragonadal germ cell tumors in an HIV-infected man with severe immunosuppression and bilateral cryptorchidism: a case report. BMC Cancer. 2019 Mar 18; 19(1):244.
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Inhibin B in healthy and cryptorchid boys. Ital J Pediatr. 2018 Jul 16; 44(1):81.
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Congenital Abnormalities of the Male Reproductive System and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 04 01; 187(4):656-663.
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Testicular sperm extraction after laparoscopic orchiectomy for bilateral postpubertal intra-abdominal cryptorchidism: What chance of sperm retrieval? Andrologia. 2018 Mar; 50(2).
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Torsed and Nontorsed Inguinal Undescended Testis: Comparison of Computed Tomography Findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2017 Jul/Aug; 41(4):633-637.
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Mixed testicular germ cell tumor in an adult with cryptorchidism and Down's syndrome. APMIS. 2007 Nov; 115(11):1292-5.
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[Microdeletions of the Y chromosome in cryptorchidism and in idiopathic male infertility]. Ann Ital Med Int. 1999 Jul-Sep; 14(3):151-8.