The Importance of Follow-Up and Evaluation of Intraoperative Findings to Determine Surgical Indications for Retractile Testis

Table 2

Characteristics of patients and testes in the follow-up group.

	Continuation of follow-up		Spontaneous resolution		value
	n = 45		n = 14
	(81 testes)		(22 testes)
Age at diagnosis, median years (IQR)	1	(0–3)	2	(1–3)	0.544
Gestational age, median weeks (IQR)	38	(36–39)	38	(24–40)	0.731
Weight at birth, median grams (IQR)	3109	(2790–3365)	2480	(644–3192)	0.057
Laterality					0.156
Unilateral, n (%)	9	(20)	6	(43)
Bilateral, n (%)	36	(80)	8	(57)
Side (103 testes)					0.878
Right, n (%)	39	(48)	11	(50)
Left, n (%)	42	(52)	11	(50)
Location at diagnosis (103 testes)					0.057
Upper scrotum, n (%)	36	(44)	15	(68)
Groin, n (%)	45	(56)	7	(32)
Duration of follow-up, median month (IQR)	30	(23–50)	56	(29–98)	0.015

IQR = interquartile range.