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ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 667-677Publisher
TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2016.59940
Keywords
undescended testes; cryptorchidism; hormonal treatment; surgical treatment; fertility; malignancy
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The best mode of undescended testis (UDT) treatment remains controversial. However, knowledge gained from randomized controlled studies and meta-analyses allowed different groups of researchers to set out guidelines on management of patients with UDT. The authors reviewed recent literature and came to the following conclusions: (1) Hormonal treatment is not recommended, considering both the immediate results (only 15-20% of retained testes descend) and the possible long-term adverse effects on spermatogenesis. (2) Surgery is the treatment of choice; orchiopexy is successful in about 95% of UDT, with a low rate of complications (about 1%). (3) Orchiopexy should be performed between 12 and 18 months of age, or at first contact if diagnosed later.
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