Clinical and anatomopathological study of 2000 cryptorchid testes

OBJECTIVE: To establish whether age at the time of surgery and location of the testes help to determine the anatomopathological lesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 1972 and 1992 surgery was performed on 2000 testes in 1342 children, 658 of whom had bilateral cryptorchidism. The clinical, surgical and anatomopathological records were reviewed. RESULTS: Parametric and non-parametric tests failed to reveal any relation between the tubular fertility index or tubular diameter and the time of surgery or testicular location. CONCLUSION: We cannot recommend a particular age at which surgery should be performed, in relation to the anatomopathological damage.