Research Article
The Importance of Follow-Up and Evaluation of Intraoperative Findings to Determine Surgical Indications for Retractile Testis
Table 4
Comparison of testicular characteristics depending on the state of processus vaginalis.
| | Closed | Patent | value | n = 7 | n = 9 |
| Laterality | 0.041 | Unilateral, n (%) | 1 | (14) | 7 | (78) | | Bilateral, n (%) | 6 | (86) | 2 | (22) |
| Location at diagnosis | 0.615 | Upper scrotum, n (%) | 4 | (57) | 3 | (33) | | Groin, n (%) | 3 | (43) | 6 | (67) |
| Surgical indication | 0.315 | Ascending testis, n (%) | 2 | (29) | 6 | (67) | | Difference in testicular volume, n (%) | 5 | (71) | 3 | (33) |
| Site of gubernaculum attachment | 0.020 | Normal, n (%) | 4 | (57) | 0 | (0) | | Upper scrotum, n (%) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (33) | Groin, n (%) | 3 | (43) | 6 | (67) |
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