Orchidopexy for the Double Numbered Cases with Congenital Cryptorchidism in Kitakyushu Area of Japan

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  • 北九州地区では先天性停留精巣症例の2倍多くの停留精巣手術が行われている

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We retrospectively evaluated the data of 293 patients who underwent orchidopexy from January 2015 to December 2017 at 3 pediatric surgical institutions in the Kitakyushu area to elucidate the relationship between the number of cryptorchidism cases and the number of cases treated with orchidopexy. Cryptorchidism was diagnosed at＜12 months of age in 144 of 293 boys (49.1％) and at ≥ 12 months of age in 149 of the 293 boys (50.9％). The younger patients were suspected of having congenital cryptorchidism, whereas, older patients were suspected of having acquired cryptorchidism, as they had been initially evaluated as having normal scrotal testes before one year of age. In acquired cryptorchidism, the testes are usually found at the 18-month or 3-year medical examinations or by chance at the hospital or home in older boys. In conclusion, we performed orchidopexy in double the number of cases of congenital cryptorchidism, likely due to orchidopexy being performed for both congenital and acquired cryptorchidism.

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  • 福岡醫學雜誌

    福岡醫學雜誌 111 (1), 20-25, 2020-03-25

    Fukuoka Medical Association

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