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1977231

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
Of 170 patients having undergone orchiopexy for unilateral cryptorchid testes, 90 responded to our inquiry. Testicular size was measured in 55 patients using an accurate and practical orchiometer (punched-out orchiometer) developed in our department. In boys under ten years of age (prepubertal), testicular development was minimal, and the operated on and contralateral testes were not significantly different. With the onset of puberty, both testes enlarged, and no significant differences were observed. However, by age fourteen the side operated on was significantly (p less than 0.05) less well developed than the contralateral testis. No difference was detected clinically between the operated on and contralateral testes when the contralateral testis was less than 10 mL in volume. When the contralateral testis was greater than 15 mL, however, a significant difference was detected both statistically (p less than 0.05) and clinically. The findings suggest limited prospects for the development of testes that are operated on at puberty.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0090-4295
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
370-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Testicular development following unilateral orchiopexy measured by a new orchiometer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article