Surgery in Practice and Science
Comparative evaluation of previously reported contralateral testicular length cutoffs for predicting nonviable testes in boys with unilateral nonpalpable testis
By Junki Harada, Kensuke Mitsunari, Shota Kakita and 11 others.
Abstract
Background
In boys with unilateral nonpalpable testis (NPT), contralateral testicular hypertrophy (CTH) is a reportedly useful indicator for predicting viability of the affected testis. However, the cutoff values of contralateral testicular length (longitudinal diameter) used for defining CTH vary considerably among reports. To date, no consensus has been established regarding which previously reported cutoff value provides the most balanced diagnostic performance. We aimed to evaluate and compare the diagnostic performance of previously reported cutoff values in our institutional cohort.
