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- Title
Van İlinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Gelişmişlik Düzeyi ile Merkezimizde Yapılan Orşiopeksi Ameliyatı Yaşı Arasındaki İlişkinin Araştırılması.
- Authors
Gul, Abdullah; Gul, Murat; Kankilic, Nazim Abdulkadir; Akgul, Ahsen Karagozlu
- Abstract
Objective: To preserve testicular functions, surgery for undescended testis is recommended between 6 and 18 months of age. However, many patients undergo orchiopexy later than recommended ages. In this paper we aimed to assess influence of socio-economic development level of Van province on age at orchiopexy performed at our center. Material and Methods: The medical records of the patients who underwent orchiopexy at Van Education and Research Hospital between January 2014 and July 2018 were reviewed in this cross-sectional study. Patients were divided into two groups based on age at operation. The surgery which was performed at 18 months of age and later has been defined as "late" orchiopexy. Mean age at orchiopexy was investigated and results were discussed by comparing with other similar studies. Results: The mean age of 353 patients enrolled in this study was 4.9 ± 3.5 years and of them, 242 (68.5%) had late orchiopexy. According to the "Research of socio-economic development of the provinces and regions" report published by Ministry of Development in 2011, Van province was in the underdeveloped provinces group and ranked as 75th of 81. Conclusion: Although most of boys included in the study underwent orchiopexy at a later age than suggested, our results were similar with other national and international studies. Socio-economic development level of city is an important reason but there are some other factors causing the late surgery. We think that increasing the parents' education level and regular home visits by primary care providers will be effective on early orchiopexy.
- Publication
Yeni Üroloji Dergisi, 2020, Vol 15, Issue 2, p75
- ISSN
1305-2489
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33719/yud.554145