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KMID : 1161920150120020078
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Journal of Medicine and Life Science
2015 Volume.12 No. 2 p.78 ~ p.82
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What We Should Know For The Evaluation And Management Of Undescended Testis
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Kim Su-Hyeon
Kim Sung-Dae
Park Kyung-Kgi
Kim Young-Joo
Huh Jung-Sik
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Abstract
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Undescended testis or cryptorchidism is one of the most common diseases in pediatric urology field, it is a disease that is not fixed in the normal scrotal site. Most of testicles are in normal scrotal site but sometimes they can be found another area or cannot be found. The prevalence are 9.2-30.0% in preterm infant, 3.4-5.5% in live birth and 0.8% in 1 year, it highly dependent on developmental stage of the fetus. If birth weight of neonate is lower than 2.5Kg, the prevalence will higher. Although testicles are not perceived by touch in physical examination in 20% of these, most case of undescended testicle is diagnosed by careful physical examination and corrected by surgery. The other diagnostic modalities of cryptorchidism are testicular sonography, testicular scan, angiography, and abdominal exploration. The causes of orchiopexy, is prevention of infertility and cancer, cosmetic aspects. The adequate age of orchiopexy is 6 months of baby.
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KEYWORD
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Undescended testicle, Cause, Diagnosis, Management
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