Table 1 |
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Main outcome measures for children with cryptorchidism as a whole, and divided in UT and RT subgroups. |
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UT # |
RT # |
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Spontaneous resolution |
13/127 (10%) |
14/41 (34%) |
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- Mean age at resolution, in months (SD; range) |
21.6 (10.8; 9.6-40.8) |
27.6 (13.2; 6-46.8) |
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- Age at spontaneous resolution, categories: |
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• Between 6 and 11 months |
4 (31%) |
2 (14%) |
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• Between 12 and 23 months |
3 (23%) |
5 (36%) |
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• 24 months or more |
6 (46%) |
7 (50%) |
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Hormonal treatment (as pre-surgical or unique treatment) |
29/127 (23%) |
4/41 (10%) |
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- hCG |
16/29 (55%) |
2/4 (50%) |
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- LHRH |
13/29 (45%) |
2/4 (50%) |
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Mean age at beginning of hormonal treatment, in months (md = 1) (SD; range) |
20.4 (13.2; 6-50.4) |
30 (7.2; 20.4-36) |
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- Mean age at beginning of hCG, in months (md = 1) |
24 (13.2; 6-50.4) |
30 (3.6; 43.2-33.6) |
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- Mean age at beginning of LHRH, in months |
15.6 (10.8.; 6-42) |
28.8 (10.8; 20.4-36) |
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Descend of testis after hormonal treatment |
7/28 (25%)* |
1/4 (25%) |
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Surgical treatment |
88/126 (70%) |
10/40 (25%)** |
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- Mean age at surgery, in months (md = 1) (SD; range) |
22.8 (10.8; 1.2-56.4) |
27.6 (10.8; 12-46.8) |
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- Age at surgery, categories (md = 1): |
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• before 6 months |
3 (3%) |
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• between 6 and 11 months |
9 (10%) |
1 (10%) |
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• between 12 and 23 months |
44 (51%) |
4 (40%) |
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• 24 months or more |
31 (36%) |
5 (50%) |
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- Carried out in paediatric surgery center |
79/88 (90%) |
8/10 (80%) |
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- Carried out in paediatric surgery center < 12 months |
12/12 (100%) |
1/1 (100%) |
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- Carried out in the Region where child lived (md = 4) |
74/85 (87%) |
8/9 (89%) |
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- Scheduled orchidopexy |
7/126 (6%) |
4/40 (10%) |
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Surgery outcome |
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- Descended testis |
80/88 (91%) |
10/10 (100%) |
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- Need for second surgery |
2/88 (2%) |
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- Anorchia and prosthesis positioning |
1/88 (1%) |
- |
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- Outcome not clear/not specified |
5/88 (6%) |
- |
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Post-surgery hormonal treatment |
11/126 (9%) |
- |
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- hCG |
10/11 (91%) |
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- LHRH |
1/11 (9%) |
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Categorical variables are presented as percentages, continuous variables as mean (SD; range). * 1 child lost at follow up from FP after beginning of treatment ** 1 child lost at follow up after sending to surgeon § 17 children after hormonal treatment; 82 underwent surgery as first line treatment # 1 child without indication of physical examination and clinical type |
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Marchetti et al. BMC Pediatrics 2012 12:4 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-12-4 |
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