Clinical Observation on the Cryptorchidism.
- Author:
Choong Sun YOON
1
;
Jhy Bok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
cryptorchidism
- MeSH:
Cryptorchidism*;
Humans;
Male;
Red Cross;
Seoul;
Testis;
Urology
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1981;22(5):419-423
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A clinical observation was made on 39 patients of cryptorchism who had been admitted to the Department of Urology, Seoul Red Cross Hospital during the 7 yeas period from January 1973 to December 1979. 1) During the period, 827 patients hospitalized, there were 39 cases of cryptorchism, giving a rate of 4.6%. 2) The age group, most frequently seen, was between 6 to 10 years. 3) The bilateral cryptorchisms were observed in 10 cases (26%). 4) The position of cryptorchism is most popular in the inguinal type 37 testes (75%) and intraabdominal type is 8 testes (16%).
