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We present an analysis of the fusion anomalies of the epididymis in cryptorchid boys. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Patients and Methods:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; We performed a retrospective review of patients presenting with undescended testes between 1986 and 1993. Patients were stratified among four groups based on the degree of testis-epididymis nonfusion. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; A total of 880 testes were eligible for review, of which 93% (815\/880) had normal fusion, 3.6% (32\/880) had epididymal head nonfusion, 2% (19\/880) had epididymal tail nonfusion, and 1.6% (14\/880) had complete nonfusion. Increasing degree of nonfusion was associated with higher perioperative testes position. Head and tail nonfusion were observed together with a contralateral descended testis, but less frequently than in bilateral undescended testes (p = 3.89\u00d7E\u201310). 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