title: [Cryptorchidism: a study of histological changes in undescended testis related to age].
abstract: A total of 46 testicular biopsies were examined to define the histological characteristics of undescended testicle. Nine of the biopsied organs were normally positioned testicles from deceased pediatric patients (aged 2 months-14 years), and the remaining 37 were undescended testes from children with various degrees of cryptorchidism (aged 18 months-14 years). As reported by others, the degree of histological damage was directly proportional to the age of the subject. Close correlation between histological findings and the level of descent was not observed.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perrelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pintus
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manzoni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lauriola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Criptorchidismo: studio delle alterazioni istologiche nei testicoli ritenuti in rapporto all'età.