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Undescended Testis
Neoplasia UDT is associated with an increased risk of germ cell tumour of the testis. It has been suggested that males with UDT have a 40 times increase in the rate of neoplasia above the general population.1 Although this number is debatable, these data need to be interpreted with caution because testicular malignancy is very rare in Africa.2 The role of orchiopexy in reducing malignancy is co...
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There can be few subjects in surgery where the published material contains so many divergent and even directly contradictory statements and expressions of opinion as that of the undescended testis and its management. The reasons lie in our incomplete knowledge of some of the very fundamentals of the matter. We are well informed concerning the anatomy of cryptorchidism and the effects of persist...
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Torsion of a cryptorchidid testicle presents a non-specific symptomatology. Clinical suspicion indicates surgical exploration, irrespective of Doppler ultrasound with its inherent false negative results. With regards to treatment, an orchiectomy is performed when the testis is necrotic. Management of the contralateral testis is controversial. Our policy is not to fix them systematically because...
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tum and silk-worm gut sutures were introduced. I made 110 attempt to deal radically with the hydrocele which had been reduced (i.e., the fluid) previous to operation, and which has not since reappeared. The doughy swelling referred to was also untouched. From 16th May (operation) till 22nd all went well, then the temperature began to fluctuate, and the doughy swelling rapidly increased in size,...
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The testes develop in the abdomen and descend during the third trimester into the scrotum. The testicle can be arrested anywhere during its descent or it can migrate into an abnormal position. Undescended testis, otherwise known as cryptorchidism, is a welldescribed disorder with a spectrum of complications ranging from torsion to necrosis, infertility, and atrophy. The risk of developing testi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1916
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-191609000-00009