Orchiopexy: experiences at two centers.
The results of two series of patients undergoing orchiopexy procedures at different medical centers using different surgical approaches were analyzed. Satisfactory results were obtained in 89 and 91 per cent of patients, and there was no significant difference between centers in the results obtained. The results were further analyzed with respect to the age of the patient at surgery, prior treatment with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), and postoperative hospitalization. These were found to have no significant bearing on the outcome of the procedure. Orchiopexy, if meticulously performed according to recognized surgical principles, continues to be an operation of considerable merit in the treatment of cryptorchism.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin