Although waiting until age 1 is acceptable, there should be little further delay. Waiting until puberty would subject the child to a high probability of abnormal development. Abdominal USG can be useful to search for an intra-abdominal testicle but this child's testicle was palpable. Since all cryptorchid testicles are accompanied by an inguinal hernia; herniorrhaphy should always accompany an orchiopexy for cryptorchidism. Testicular biopsy is unnecessary and may be injurious. The risk of malignancy, although increased 20-fold, does not manifest itself until at least the early twenties.