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Examination of the Cryptorchid Horse, Treatments and Laparoscopic Castration

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Wilderjans H.
In: WEVA - International Congress - India, 2011 by World Equine Veterinary Association
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NOV 05, 2011
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The term cryptorchid refers to a non-descending testis. It is mostly a unilateral condition, but sometimes both testicles have failed to descend.
If the testis and epididymis are both intra-abdominal, the horse is referred to as a complete abdominal cryptorchid. If the epididymis but not the testis has descended into the scrotum, the horse is referred as a partial or incomplete abdominal cryptorchid. If the testis and epididymis are retained within the inguinal canal the horse is referred to as an inguinal cryptorchid. […]

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Wilderjans, H. (2011) “Examination of the Cryptorchid Horse, Treatments and Laparoscopic Castration”, WEVA - International Congress - India, 2011. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/weva/weva-internal-congress-india-2011/examination-of-cryptorchid-horse-treatments-and-laparoscopic-castration (Accessed: 03 June 2023).

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