BILATERAL RETROVESICAL TESTES - AN UNUSUAL LOCATION FOR IMPALPABLE UNDESCENDED TESTES

Although the majority of impalpable undescended testes lie in an intra canalicular location, a significant number are also found to be intraa bdominal. The expected location of intraabdominal testes is a line joi ning the renal hilum and the internal inguinal ring. We describe a cas e of an adult patient in whom impalpable undescended testes were locat ed in a retrovesical location. This case highlights the importance of performing a thorough inspection of the entire abdomen and pelvis if t he impalpable testis is not found in an expected location.