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Table 2 Type of epididymis in cases of undescended testis and hydrocele

From: Epididymal anomalies in boys with undescended testis or hydrocele: Significance of testicular location

Type of epididymis

No. of boys (%)

Group A

Group B

Normal epididymis

56 (34.6)

83 (86.5)

Normal firm attachment

32 (19.8)

45 (46.9)

Widening of the mesentery

24 (14.8)

38 (39.6)

Abnormal epididymisa

106 (65.4)

13 (13.5)

Complete separation of the caput

27 (16.7)

0 (0)

Complete separation of the cauda

32 (19.8)

7 (7.3)

Complete separation of the caput and cauda

20 (12.3)

6 (6.3)

Long looping type

27 (16.7)

0 (0)

  1. No. = number, Group A: undescended testis, Group B: hydrocele. aFisher’s exact test, P = 0.001