Open AccessTheories of the pathogenesis of cryptorchidism
Author(s) -
M. Yu. Yunusov,
A. A. Muminov
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl11954
Subject(s) - pathogenesis , disease , physiology , medicine , endocrinology
The criteria for choosing the optimal period and method of treating cryptorchidism are directly dependent on the causes and mechanisms that caused testicular retention (6, 8). The polyetiological nature of this condition defines cryptorchidism as one of the manifestations of a systemic disease that covers almost all organs and tissues [4, 5].