title: Individualized Treatment Guidelines for Postpubertal Cryptorchidism.
abstract: Cryptorchidism is a well-known congenital anomaly in children. However, its diagnosis is often delayed for reasons including patient unawareness or denial of abnormal findings in the testis. Moreover, it has been difficult to establish an optimal treatment strategy for postpubertal cryptorchidism, given the small number of patients. Unlike cryptorchidism in children, postpubertal cryptorchidism is associated with an increased probability of neoplasms, which has led orchiectomy to be the recommended treatment. However, routine orchiectomy should be avoided in some cases due to quality-of-life issues and the potential risk of perioperative mortality. Based on a literature review, this study proposes individualized treatment guidelines for postpubertal cryptorchidism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.; Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.; Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Don
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Cryptorchidism