title: Impact of early orchidopexy on testicular growth.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the impact of early orchidopexy on post-operative testicular growth.
  
  
  METHODS
  One-hundred and ninety boys (age range 1 week to 15 years at the time of initial diagnosis) underwent surgery for the repair of unilateral cryptorchidism, and the relative testicular size was assessed before and after operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When compared with the size of the uninvolved testis, testicular size increased after surgery in 11.6% of cases and decreased in 2.6%. Testicular growth was more common among children operated when younger than 18 months (P = 0.016) than when older.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The testicle may grow when orchidopexy is performed in children younger than 18 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013737:Testis / Q000254:growth & development*; D013997:Time Factors