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- Title
Testicular growth from birth to two years of age, and the effect of orchidopexy at age nine months: a randomized, controlled study.
- Authors
Kollin, Claude; Hesser, Ulf; Ritzén, E. Martin; Karpe, Bengt; Ritzén, E Martin
- Abstract
<bold>Aim: </bold>To study whether surgical treatment at age 9 mo in boys with congenital unilaterally palpable undescended testes (cryptorchidism) is followed by improved growth of the previously retained testes compared to non-treatment. <bold>Methods: </bold>At the age of 6 mo, 70 boys were randomized to surgical treatment at 9 mo and 79 boys to treatment at 3 y of age. The boys were then followed at 12 and 24 mo. Ultrasonography was used to determine testicular volume. <bold>Results: </bold>After orchidopexy, the previously retained testes resumed growth and were significantly larger than the non-operated testes at 2 y (0.49 ml vs 0.36 ml, p<0.001). Testicular growth after orchidopexy was also demonstrated by a higher mean ratio between the previously retained and the scrotal testes of the individual boys at 2 y: 0.84 for the surgically treated group, compared to 0.63 for the untreated group (p<0.001). <bold>Conclusion: </bold>Surgery at 9 mo has a beneficial effect on the growth of previously undescended testes.
- Subjects
TESTIS; ORCHIOPEXY; CRYPTORCHISM; ULTRASONIC imaging; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS surgery; CHILDREN'S health; REGULATION of spermatogenesis; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2006, Vol 95, Issue 3, p318
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1080/08035250500423812