Clinical Observation on the Cryptorchidism / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

A clinical observation was done on 34 cases of cryptorchisms during the past 5 years from January 1974 to December 1978. 1. The most frequent age group was 16 to 20 and average age was 13.2 years which means too late for requiring adequate treatment. 2. The cryptorchism had the highest incidence rate among the anomalies of G-U tract (28.4%). 3. The bilateral cryptorchisms were observed in 13 cases (38%) and inguinal type in 16(47%), intraabdominal type in l0(29%) and subinguinal type in 8(24%). (13 cases in right and 8 cases in left) 4, 7 cases, over 20 years old, were performed the orchiectomy because of atrophy or impossible placement to scrotum and histopathology revealed atrophic change in all removed testes. 4 cases among them were proved to oligo-azoospermia by semen analysis. 5. Hormonal therapy (HCG) was done in 7 cases and 2 cases were respond slightly.