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Table 2 Regional differences in the use of hormonal therapy, use of surgery and mean age at surgery

From: Management of cryptorchidism: a survey of clinical practice in Italy

 

Hormonal therapy*

Surgery**

Mean age at surgery, in months (SD)†

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

18.2% (2/11)

90% (9/10)§

21,5 (± 8,0)

Veneto

9.4% (3/32)

71.9% (23/32)

23,9 (± 10,85)

Lombardy

30% (6/20)

75% (15/20)

21,2 (± 10,6)

Umbria

41.7% (5/12)

58.3% (7/12)

23,6 (± 18,7)

Sicily

53.3% (8/15)

46.7% (7/15)

25,0 (± 6,6)

  1. * χ2 per trend, p = 0,001; ** χ2 per trend, p = 0,026; † p = 0.7, §1 children lost at follow up after starting hormonal therapy