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0010469 Absent testis

synonym

Absent testes
Aplasia of the testes
Absence of palpable testicules

comment

Absence can be congenital or not (vanishing testis). Definitive assessment can only be made by imaging or surgical studies, in order to exclude an intra-abdominal testis, which should be coded as Cryptorchidism. True absence of a testis can be difficult to prove. Anorchia is true absence of both testes, and can only be determined by imaging or surgical studies.