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| What We Should Know For The Evaluation And Management Of Undescended Testis |
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Suhyeon Kim, Sung Dae Kim, Kyung Kgi Park, Young-Joo Kim, Jung-Sik Huh |
Correspondence:
Jung-Sik Huh,
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Undescended testis or cryptorchidism is one of the most common diseases in pediatric urology field, it is a disease
that is not fixed in the normal scrotal site. Most of testicles are in normal scrotal site but sometimes they can be found
another area or cannot be found. The prevalence are 9.2-30.0% in preterm infant, 3.4-5.5% in live birth and 0.8% in 1
year, it highly dependent on developmental stage of the fetus. If birth weight of neonate is lower than 2.5Kg, the
prevalence will higher. Although testicles are not perceived by touch in physical examination in 20% of these, most
case of undescended testicle is diagnosed by careful physical examination and corrected by surgery. The other
diagnostic modalities of cryptorchidism are testicular sonography, testicular scan, angiography, and abdominal
exploration. The causes of orchiopexy, is prevention of infertility and cancer, cosmetic aspects. The adequate age of
orchiopexy is 6 months of baby. |
| Key Words:
Undescended testicle, Cause, Diagnosis, Management |
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