Spectrum of Epididymis and Vas Deferens Anomalies Among Children With Cryptorchidism

Aswan University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Epididymal Cyst; Vas Deferens; Anomaly

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04696874

AswanUH1

Details and patient eligibility

About

: Data was collected retrospectively from six centers providing care for patients with undescended testicles from September 2017 to February 2019. All patients whose congenital anomalies of the epididymis or vas deferens were discovered incidentally during operative intervention for cryptorchidism and where photographs of the anomalies were taken were included.

Full description

Background: Epididymal and vas deferens anomalies are not rare among children with cryptorchidism. They may affect fertility following orchiopexy.

Material and Methods: Data was collected retrospectively from six centers providing care for patients with undescended testicles from September 2017 to February 2019. All patients whose congenital anomalies of the epididymis or vas deferens were discovered incidentally during operative intervention for cryptorchidism and where photographs of the anomalies were taken were included.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 8 months to 125 weeks old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All included cases had photographic documentation.

Exclusion criteria

• cases without photographic documentation.