睾丸固定術と術後成績

Abstract

Surgical treatment was made on 129 patients with cryptorchism at Kanagawa Childrens' Medical Center during the period June 1, 1970 to March 31, 1974. 144 orchidopexies for maldescent using the dartos pouch method to maintain the testicle within the scrotum have been carried out in 121 patients and primary orchiectomy was done in 8 patients. On follow up, the position and size of the testicle were evaluated in 87 patients (100 testes). Satisfactory position of testicle at the last follow up was estimated in 75 testes (75 %) but comparative size of testicle varied patient by patient. Size of testicle at operation was smaller than normal. In postoperative studies, testicular size has remained smaller but some patients in puberty showed slight increase.