Cryptorchidism in children: Predictive factors of orchidopexy failure and postoperative testicular atrophy

Cryptorchidism in children: Predictive factors of orchidopexy failure and postoperative testicular atrophy

Outcomes of orchidopexy for undescended testes may be disappointing. The aim of our study was to identify predictive factors of testicular atrophy and orchidopexy failure. It was a prospective monocentric study including all boys operated for undescended testes between January 2009 and December 2014...

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Published in:Progrès en urologie (Paris) Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 332
Main Authors: Boulma, R, Ben Chouchen, I, Nouira, F, Ben Ahmed, Y, Boukesra, T, Chibani, I, Lahmar, L, Charieg, A, Mamlouk, A, Douira, W, Jlidi, S
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
French
Published: France 01-04-2022
Subjects:
Atrophy - pathology
Child
Cryptorchidism - surgery
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Orchiopexy - methods
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Testis - pathology
Testis - surgery
Reascending testis
Testicular atrophy
Orchidopexie
Atrophie testiculaire
Cryptorchidism
Cryptorchidie
Réascension testiculaire
Orchidopexy
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Summary:Outcomes of orchidopexy for undescended testes may be disappointing. The aim of our study was to identify predictive factors of testicular atrophy and orchidopexy failure. It was a prospective monocentric study including all boys operated for undescended testes between January 2009 and December 2014. We have recorded for all boys: age at surgery, testes volume and position, epididymo-testicular fusion and spermatic vessels abnormalities, surgical technique, need for extensive cord dissection and tension-free orchidopexy. We have included 688 boys operated for undescended testes. The whole number of undescended testes was 816. Predictive factors for postoperative testicular atrophy in univariate analysis were: testicular position in deep inguinal orifice, intra-abdominal testes, hypotrophic preoperative testes, epididymo-testicular fusion and spermatic vessels abnormalities, laparoscopic orchidopexy, complete testicular vessels skeletonization and under-tension orchidopexy. In multivariate analysis, peroperative testicular hypotrophy and testicular position in deep inguinal orifice have been identified as independent factors of postoperative atrophy. Predictive factors for testicular reascension in univariate analysis were: intra-abdominal testis position, scrotal orchidopexy and under-tension orchidopexy. In multivariate analysis, no independent factor was identified. Peroperative testicular hypotrophy and testicular position in deep inguinal orifice have been identified as independent factors of postoperative atrophy. There was no independent predictive factor for postoperative testicular reascension. 2.
ISSN:1166-7087
DOI:10.1016/j.purol.2021.12.010