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Reasons for Delayed Orchiopexies in a Korean Tertiary Care Hospital
Korean Journal of Urology ; : 69-73, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-7827
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

Since the 1990s, it has been well known that orchiopexies should be performed by no later than 2 years of age. Nevertheless, studies from other countries report a substantial number of delayed orchiopexies. On the basis of an analysis of a tertiary care hospital database, we aimed to investigate the incidence of delayed orchiopexies performed in patients after 5 years of age and to understand the causes of such delays and the possible consequences. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

We retrospectively analyzed the surgical database of Seoul National University Hospital between 2004 and 2012 and detected patients who underwent orchiopexy later than 5 years of age. Reasons for delayed orchiopexies were studied and the possible consequences of delayed orchiopexies were assessed with respect to surgical difficulty and testicular volume.

RESULTS:

We found 160 cases of delayed orchiopexies, which accounted for about 15% of all orchiopexies performed. Two major reasons for delay were related to the parents of the child parental delay and parental request for the treatment of persistent retractile testis. Acquired cryptorchidism was found in 21 cases (13.1%), mainly associated with hypospadias. Surgical difficulty, especially owing to a short testicular cord, was encountered in 48 cases (30.2%), and a comparison with age-matched normative values showed substantially smaller testicular volume.

CONCLUSIONS:

Despite well-established guidelines for the optimal age of surgery, 15% of orchiopexies were not performed at a proper time. Improved propagation of an optimal age limit is necessary to reduce the rate of delayed orchiopexies considering increases in surgical difficulty and potential testicular growth retardation.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Pais / Testículo / Atenção Terciária à Saúde / Incidência / Estudos Retrospectivos / Criptorquidismo / Orquidopexia / Centros de Atenção Terciária / Seul / Hipospadia Tipo de estudo: Guia de Prática Clínica / Estudo de incidência / Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Criança / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Korean Journal of Urology Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Pais / Testículo / Atenção Terciária à Saúde / Incidência / Estudos Retrospectivos / Criptorquidismo / Orquidopexia / Centros de Atenção Terciária / Seul / Hipospadia Tipo de estudo: Guia de Prática Clínica / Estudo de incidência / Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Criança / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Korean Journal of Urology Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Artigo