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ArticleCase reports in urology2026

Testicular Regression Syndrome Presenting as a Nonpalpable Undescended Testis in Adulthood: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi, Alex Mremi, Ester Lekei, Orgeness Mbwambo, Jay Lodhia

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5 authors.

Bartholomeo Nicholaus NgowiDepartment of Urology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania, kcmc.ac.tz.
Alex MremiSchool of Medicine, KCMC University, Moshi, Tanzania, kcmuco.ac.tz.
Ester LekeiDepartment of Urology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania, kcmc.ac.tz.
Orgeness MbwamboDepartment of Urology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania, kcmc.ac.tz.
Jay LodhiaSchool of Medicine, KCMC University, Moshi, Tanzania, kcmuco.ac.tz.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3373-5762

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vanishing testis is also known as testicular regression syndrome, which is atrophy and disappearance of one testis during fetal life. Vanishing testis accounts for < 5% of undescended testis. Vanishing testis is a rare condition that must be remembered in the differential diagnosis of undescended testis. We report a case of vanishing testis in a young man of 29 years old who underwent inguinal exploration for nonpalpable undescended testis. There was no obvious testis at exploration and instead the vas deferens together with cord vessels ended blindly distally. The spermatic cord was excised and the patient fared well postoperatively.

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cryptorchidismtesticular regression syndromeundescended testisvanishing testis

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PMID41938094
PMCPMC13045270

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