Assessment of diagnostic accuracy for cryptorchidism and risk factors for delayed orchidopexy.
Yosuke MorizawaKatsuya AokiShinji FukuiMitsuru TomizawaTakuto ShimizuKenta OnishiShunta HoriDaisuke GotohYasushi NakaiMakito MiyakeKazumasa TorimotoKen FujimotoTakeshi OtaniKiyohide FujimotoPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2023)
Pediatric referral is a risk factor for discordant CO diagnostics, and late age at referral brings a risk of delayed orchiopexy. It is necessary to enlighten pediatricians, who are mainly responsible for routine health checkups, in teaching CO diagnostic techniques to ensure early referral.