Research Article
The Importance of Follow-Up and Evaluation of Intraoperative Findings to Determine Surgical Indications for Retractile Testis
Table 1
Characteristics of patients and testes.
| | | Follow-up | Surgical intervention | value | | n = 59 | n = 12 | | (103 testes) | (16 testes) |
| | Age at diagnosis, median years (IQR) | 1 | (0–3) | 1 | (0–3) | 0.706 | | Gestational age, median weeks (IQR) | 38 | (36–39) | 38 | (30–39) | 0.313 | | Weight at birth, median grams (IQR) | 3073 | (2574–3358) | 2325 | (1075–2936) | 0.025 | | Laterality | 0.014 | | Unilateral, n (%) | 15 | (25) | 8 | (67) | | | Bilateral, n (%) | 44 | (75) | 4 | (33) | | Side (119 testes) | 0.914 | | Right, n (%) | 50 | (49) | 8 | (50) | | | Left, n (%) | 53 | (51) | 8 | (50) | | Location (119 testes) | 0.790 | | Upper scrotum, n (%) | 51 | (49) | 7 | (44) | | | Groin, n (%) | 52 | (51) | 9 | (56) | | Duration of follow-up, median month (IQR) | 37 | (24–58) | 25 | (6–38) | 0.138 |
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IQR = interquartile range.
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