A 7-Year-Old Boy Is Brought to the Office for a Follow-Up

question 68

Multiple Choice

A 7-year-old boy is brought to the office for a follow-up visit after orchiopexy last week.  The patient was recently adopted and, at his well child check a month ago, was diagnosed with an undescended left testicle that was palpable in the inguinal canal.  The surgery was uncomplicated, and he is doing well.  The patient is otherwise healthy and takes no medications.  Height and weight are at the 40th and 50th percentiles, respectively.  Physical examination shows a well-nourished boy.  Abdomen is soft, nontender, and nondistended.  The penis is circumcised, and the meatal opening is at the tip of the phallus.  Both testes are palpable in the scrotum.  Healing surgical scars are present in the groin.  Compared to the general population, this patient is at an increased risk for which of the following conditions?

• A)No additional increased risk
• B)Pubertal delay
• C)Recurrent urinary tract infections
• D)Testicular germ cell tumor
• E)Testicular torsion
• F)Varicocele

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