title: [Hormonal investigation in the diagnosis of anorchia in childhood].
abstract: We have stimulated seventeen children (4-12 years old) with bilateral non palpable testes with LH-RH and HCG. The differential diagnosis between anorchia (5 patients) and bilateral cryptorchidism (12 patients) was possible with evaluation of FSH and Testosterone plasma levels before and after hormonic stimulation.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006059:Gonadal Dysgenesis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone
vernacular_title: Le indagini ormonali nella diagnosi di anorchia in età pediatrica.