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Atallah A. Shaaban<br />
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<strong>Basic</strong> <strong>Urology</strong><br />
Inguinal canal<br />
Abdominal<br />
Inguinal<br />
High scrotal<br />
Fig. (11): Potential sites of incompletely descended testis: Abdominal,<br />
inguinal and scrotal.<br />
The retractile testis:<br />
- Occurs in childhood due to an overactive cremasteric reflex when the<br />
skin of scrotum or thigh is stimulated.<br />
- Can always be brought to bottom of scrotum by squatting or flexation<br />
of the thigh to abdomen (chair test) in a warm room Fig. (12).<br />
- Scrotum is well-developed.<br />
- Retractile testis is normal and requires no treatment.<br />
Fig. (12): The chair test
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