Complications
Complications include:
- infertility in bilateral undescent; no more common in unilateral cases
- associated indirect inguinal or interstitial hernia
- increased risk of malignancy, particularly seminomas in the late second or third decade
- increased risk of testicular torsion
- increased risk of trauma to the testis
- atrophy from recurrent trauma
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