The Timing of Surgery for Undescended Testis
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Undescended Testis
Neoplasia UDT is associated with an increased risk of germ cell tumour of the testis. It has been suggested that males with UDT have a 40 times increase in the rate of neoplasia above the general population.1 Although this number is debatable, these data need to be interpreted with caution because testicular malignancy is very rare in Africa.2 The role of orchiopexy in reducing malignancy is co...
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There can be few subjects in surgery where the published material contains so many divergent and even directly contradictory statements and expressions of opinion as that of the undescended testis and its management. The reasons lie in our incomplete knowledge of some of the very fundamentals of the matter. We are well informed concerning the anatomy of cryptorchidism and the effects of persist...
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Torsion of a cryptorchidid testicle presents a non-specific symptomatology. Clinical suspicion indicates surgical exploration, irrespective of Doppler ultrasound with its inherent false negative results. With regards to treatment, an orchiectomy is performed when the testis is necrotic. Management of the contralateral testis is controversial. Our policy is not to fix them systematically because...
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BACKGROUND Undescended testis (UDT) is the most common genital anomaly in boys. Current guidelines recommend surgery before 12 months of age to maximize fertility and potentially reduce the risk of future malignancy. We investigated the prevalence of UDT and examined rates of surgery and age at surgery in an Australian population. METHODS UDT was identified from all live-born infants in New S...
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BACKGROUND Strong evidence suggests that in order to prevent irreversible testicular damage surgical correction (orchidopexy) for undescended testis (UDT) should be performed before the age of 1 year. OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether orchidopexy is delayed in our medical system, and if so, to explore the pattern of referral for orchidopexy as a possible contributing factor in such delays. MET...
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عنوان ژورنال: Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1866-0452
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0649