What is an undescended testicle?
While a baby boy is developing in the womb, the tissue that becomes the testicles (also called testes) begins to develop in the abdomen, just below the kidneys. Normally, as the baby develops, the testicles move down a canal (called the inguinal canal) into the scrotum (the sac that holds the testicles). When one or both of the testicles do not move down into the scrotum, it is called an undescended testicle. This condition is also called cryptorchidism, which means “hidden testicle.
