A Clinicopathological Study of Unilateral Absent Testes in 23 Boys.
- Author:
Seung Kang CHOI
1
;
Byung Ha CHUNG
;
Mi Kyung LEE
Author Information
1. Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
monorchism;
histology
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Medical Records;
Strikes, Employee;
Testis*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1987;28(2):259-262
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We reviewed the medical records of 23 boys with surgically and pathologically proved monorchism. A striking laterality to the left side was identified. In 75 per cent of patients wolffian structures were present. These findings strongly suggest that in most instances of monorchism a testis had been present and had undergone subsequent in utero degeneration. Despite of various diagnostic technique for searching testes, we believe that surgical exploration continues to be the most reliable and more direct approach to the diagnosis and treatment of monorchism.
