Objective.The presence of testicular appendices was prospectively evaluated in 89 boys with 96 undescended testes who underwent\norchidopexy over the period of 4 years. Results. The patients were divided into two groups. Group A included 42 boys with 49\nundescended testes positioned close to the internal inguinal ring, and Group B included 47 boys with 47 undescended testes close\nto the external inguinal ring.The incidence of appendix testis (AT) inGroup A was 57.1% (28 in 49) and 78.7% (37 in 47) inGroup B.\nThe results of our study showed significantly decreased incidence of testicular appendices in undescended testes positioned close to\nthe internal inguinal ring compared with undescended testes positioned close to the external inguinal ring (
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