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UPDATE ON CONGENITAL VERSUS ACQUIRED UNDESCENDED TESTES: INCIDENCE, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
Bonney Tamara,
Hutson John,
Southwell Bridget,
Newgreen Don
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04721.x
Subject(s) - medicine , infertility , incidence (geometry) , medical diagnosis , congenital disease , pediatrics , general surgery , surgery , gynecology , radiology , pregnancy , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Congenital and acquired undescended testes are two distinct entities. Current management is surgery in the first 6–12 months of life for congenital undescended testes. Current management of acquired undescended testes is surgery at the time of diagnosis. Accurate diagnoses and expedient management are imperative in this condition to minimize the long‐term sequelae of infertility and testicular cancer.