title: Cryptorchidism and testicular torsion.
abstract: The cause of cryptorchidism remains obscure. Hormonal therapy is ineffective for most patients and initial response may be temporary. Surgery remains the most effective treatment for cryptorchidism. Testicular torsion is a surgical emergency in the postnatal infant and the pubertal male. Controversy surrounds the management of prenatal torsion.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Urology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Cilento
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Najjar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*