Multicenter Analysis of Acquired Undescended Testis and Its Impact on the Timing of Orchidopexy

The Journal of Pediatrics
Philip BoehmeKai O Hensel

Abstract

To assess whether late orchidopexy for undescended testis represents delayed treatment of primary undescended testis or later-occurring acquired undescended testis. We examined boys undergoing orchidopexy for cryptorchidism regarding age at surgery and entity of undescended testis. We characterized differences between primary undescended testis and acquired undescended testis and evaluated the knowledge regarding the diagnosis and management of acquired undescended testis among practicing physicians. We conducted an observational study using a mixed-method multicenter cross-sectional design. A total of 310 consecutive boys undergoing orchidopexy for undescended testis at 6 pediatric medical centers in Germany between April 2016 and June 2018 were investigated regarding testicular position at birth and age at surgery. In addition, a survey on acquired undescended testis management was carried out in 1017 multidisciplinary physicians and final-year medical students. Only 13% of all patients were operated on in their first year of life. Among patients with known previous testicular position (67%), primary undescended testis (n = 103) and acquired undescended testis (n = 104) were equally frequent. More than one-half (56%) of orchi...Continue Reading

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