Cryptorchidism and abdominal pain.
In this case report, abdominal symptoms simulating acute appendicitis were due to recurrent torsion of an intra-abdominal testicle. Cryptorchidism frequently goes unnoted. Most undescended testicles are in the groin and easily palpable. If not, they can be absent, retroperitoneal or intra-abdominal. An intra-abdominal testicle is more likely to occur on the right than the left.
Cryptorchidism and abdominal pain. In this case report, abdominal symptoms simulating acute appendicitis were due to recurrent torsion of an intra-abdominal testicle. Cryptorchidism frequently goes unnoted. Most undescended testicles are in the groin and easily palpable. If not, they can be absent, retroperitoneal or intra-abdominal. An intra-abdominal testicle is more likely to occur on the right than the left.