Changes in the volume and histology of retractile testes in prepubertal boys
- 28 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Andrology
- Vol. 9 (3) , 161-169
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2605.1986.tb00879.x
Abstract
Testicular development was studied in prepubertal boys with retractile testes. Testicular volume, the diameter of the seminiferous tubules and the number of spermatogonia in the tubules were decreased in cases of unilateral retractile testis, when compared with values for the contralateral normally descended testis. On the other hand, in patients with a unilateral retractile testis and contralateral inguinal testis, there was no difference in the developmental parameters between the two testes. These results suggest that the retractile testis has developmental failures characteristic of a cryptorchid testis and therefore requires orchiopexy.Keywords
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