Open AccessAssociation between Testicular Appendix and Undescended Testicle in children: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Chukwubuike Kevin Emeka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the gazette of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2692-4374
DOI - 10.46766/thegms.pedia.21040301
Subject(s) - appendix , incidence (geometry) , testicle , descent (aeronautics) , biology , medicine , paleontology , engineering , aerospace engineering , physics , optics
The appendix testis may be involved in the normal testicular descent and there are reports of decreased incidence of appendix testis in children with undescended testis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of appendix testis in children with undescended testis in comparison to the incidence in children with normally descended testis.