TY - JOUR AU - Hensel, Kai O. AU - Caspers, Tawa AU - Jenke, Andreas C. AU - Schuler, Ekkehard AU - Wirth, Stefan PY - 2015 DA - 2015/09/10 TI - Operative management of cryptorchidism: guidelines and reality - a 10-year observational analysis of 3587 cases JO - BMC Pediatrics SP - 116 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Undescended testis (UDT) is the most common disorder in pediatric surgery and one of the most important risk factors for malignancy and subfertility. In 2009 local guidelines were modified and now recommend treatment to be completed by the age of 1. Aim of this study was to analyze age distribution at the time of orchidopexy, whether the procedure is performed according to guideline recommendations and to assess primary care pediatricians’ attitude regarding their treatment approach. SN - 1471-2431 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0429-1 DO - 10.1186/s12887-015-0429-1 ID - Hensel2015 ER -