Long-Term Outcome in Congenital Undescended Testis After Surgical Treatment by Orchidopexy

Medical Center Alkmaar

Status: Completed

Conditions: Undescended Testis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00253253

P05.936L

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the long-term outcome in congenital undescended testis after surgical treatment by orchidopexy and to what extent orchidopexy is the treatment for congenital undescended testis.

Enrollment: 181 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 6 months to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The orchidopexy has taken place in the Medical Center Alkmaar between 1986-2004
• The indication concerned a congenital undescended testis
• It concerns a first orchidopexy to the concerning testis

Exclusion criteria

• Orchidopexy has taken place on an other reason than congenital undescended testis (for example: torsio testis)
• It concerns re-orchidopexy