Table 1

Characteristic indicators in patients undergoing orchidopexy

VariablesCongenital UDTs
(100 patients, 131orchidopexies)
Acquired UDTs
(98 patients,
132 orchidopexies)
P value
Side, n (%)
 Right43 (43)43 (43.88)0.5573
 Left26 (26)21 (21.43)
Position, n (%)
 Inguinal123 (93.89)126 (95.45)0.5728
 Abdominal8 (6.11)6 (4.55)
Inguinal hernia/hydrocele, n (%)
 Yes47 (35.88)28 (21.21)0.0084
 No84 (64.12)104 (78.79)
Ultrasound performed, n (%)
 Yes67 (67)59 (60.2)0.3203
 No33 (33)39 (39.8)
Birth, n (%)
 Preterm/early term16 (16)4 (4.08)0.0054
 Full/late term84 (84)94 (95.92)
Referred by, n (%)
 Primary pediatrics83 (83)40 (40.82)<0.0001
 School age medicine2 (2)29 (29.59)
 The parents themselves9 (9)23 (23.47)
 By surgeon (incidental finding)6 (6)6 (6.12)
Referral time* (month)14.00 (23.25)74.50 (61.75)<0.0001
Age of clinical examination* (month)17.50 (26.25)80.50 (54.50)<0.0001
Age of surgery* (month)30.00 (37.50)99.00 (51.75)<0.0001
  • *Data are presented with median (IQR).

  • IQR, interquartile range; UDT, undescended testis.