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Testicular Volume and Testicular Atrophy Index as Predictors of Functionality of Unilaterally Cryptorchid Testis
GOAL: The goal of this study was to determine relationship between the sensitivity and specificity of testicular volume (TV) and testicular atrophy index (TAI) in the indirect assessment of functional ability of cryptorchid testicles. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included sixty children with unil...
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AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4272499/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24937926 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2014.68.79-82 |
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author | Zvizdic, Zlatan Milisic, Emir Halimic, Azra Zvizdic, Denisa Zubovic, Sandra Vegar |
author_facet | Zvizdic, Zlatan Milisic, Emir Halimic, Azra Zvizdic, Denisa Zubovic, Sandra Vegar |
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description | GOAL: The goal of this study was to determine relationship between the sensitivity and specificity of testicular volume (TV) and testicular atrophy index (TAI) in the indirect assessment of functional ability of cryptorchid testicles. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included sixty children with unilateral cryptorchidism who were treated surgically at the Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo. We evaluated the correlation of the size of cryptorchid testicles with its locations in various age groups. RESULTS: The results showed a significant decrease in TV and TAI in the all cryptorchid groups after the sixth month of age compared with the same parameters in control group (p<0.001). It is also determined a strong correlation between the TV and TAI of cryptorchid testicles with its locations in various age groups. CONCLUSION: Our results showed that the average volume of cryptorchid testicles decreased after the sixth month as well as that the reduction of testicular size correlated with increasing distance of cryptorchid testicles from the scrotum. |
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spelling | pubmed-42724992015-01-07 Testicular Volume and Testicular Atrophy Index as Predictors of Functionality of Unilaterally Cryptorchid Testis Zvizdic, Zlatan Milisic, Emir Halimic, Azra Zvizdic, Denisa Zubovic, Sandra Vegar Med Arch Original Paper GOAL: The goal of this study was to determine relationship between the sensitivity and specificity of testicular volume (TV) and testicular atrophy index (TAI) in the indirect assessment of functional ability of cryptorchid testicles. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included sixty children with unilateral cryptorchidism who were treated surgically at the Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo. We evaluated the correlation of the size of cryptorchid testicles with its locations in various age groups. RESULTS: The results showed a significant decrease in TV and TAI in the all cryptorchid groups after the sixth month of age compared with the same parameters in control group (p<0.001). It is also determined a strong correlation between the TV and TAI of cryptorchid testicles with its locations in various age groups. CONCLUSION: Our results showed that the average volume of cryptorchid testicles decreased after the sixth month as well as that the reduction of testicular size correlated with increasing distance of cryptorchid testicles from the scrotum. AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo 2014-04-22 2014-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4272499/ /pubmed/24937926 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2014.68.79-82 Text en Copyright: © AVICENA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Zvizdic, Zlatan Milisic, Emir Halimic, Azra Zvizdic, Denisa Zubovic, Sandra Vegar Testicular Volume and Testicular Atrophy Index as Predictors of Functionality of Unilaterally Cryptorchid Testis |
title | Testicular Volume and Testicular Atrophy Index as Predictors of Functionality of Unilaterally Cryptorchid Testis |
title_full | Testicular Volume and Testicular Atrophy Index as Predictors of Functionality of Unilaterally Cryptorchid Testis |
title_fullStr | Testicular Volume and Testicular Atrophy Index as Predictors of Functionality of Unilaterally Cryptorchid Testis |
title_full_unstemmed | Testicular Volume and Testicular Atrophy Index as Predictors of Functionality of Unilaterally Cryptorchid Testis |
title_short | Testicular Volume and Testicular Atrophy Index as Predictors of Functionality of Unilaterally Cryptorchid Testis |
title_sort | testicular volume and testicular atrophy index as predictors of functionality of unilaterally cryptorchid testis |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4272499/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24937926 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2014.68.79-82 |
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