OBJECTIVE: To perform a multicenter survey to determine how many parents understood the optimal time for surgical correction of cryptorchidism in children. METHODS: We enrolled 377 parents of patients who had recently undergone surgical correction of cryptorchidism. These parents were divided into 3 groups according to their indicated preference of the optimal patient age for surgical correction: group 1 (<1 year old, 39 parents, 10.3%), group 2 (1-2 years old, 169 parents, 44.8%), and group 3 (>3 years, 169 parents, 44.8%). RESULTS: The mean age of the children who underwent orchiopexy was 4.9 ± 5.2 years. The interval from diagnosis to surgical correction of cryptorchidism was 17.1 ± 29.8, 15.4 ± 14.4, and 29.0 ± 24.4 months in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (P < .001). The mean age of the parents was significantly associated with the perception of the optimal time for surgical correction of cryptorchidism (P = .021 and P = .002). The number of highly educated parents was lowest in group 3 (P < .001). The number of parents with >2 children was 69.2% in group 1, 71.0% in group 2, and 84.0% in group 3 (P = .009). In group 3, the parents often delayed surgery because of the patient being too young (49.1%) and the parents' expectations of spontaneous descent (48.5%). CONCLUSION: Parents younger in age, with higher education levels and with fewer children, preferred early orchiopexy. Active intervention by a physician and public education for parents might be necessary to encourage earlier treatment of cryptorchidism. Copyright Â
OBJECTIVE: To perform a multicenter survey to determine how many parents understood the optimal time for surgical correction of cryptorchidism in children. METHODS: We enrolled 377 parents of patients who had recently undergone surgical correction of cryptorchidism. These parents were divided into 3 groups according to their indicated preference of the optimal patient age for surgical correction: group 1 (<1 year old, 39 parents, 10.3%), group 2 (1-2 years old, 169 parents, 44.8%), and group 3 (>3 years, 169 parents, 44.8%). RESULTS: The mean age of the children who underwent orchiopexy was 4.9 ± 5.2 years. The interval from diagnosis to surgical correction of cryptorchidism was 17.1 ± 29.8, 15.4 ± 14.4, and 29.0 ± 24.4 months in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (P < .001). The mean age of the parents was significantly associated with the perception of the optimal time for surgical correction of cryptorchidism (P = .021 and P = .002). The number of highly educated parents was lowest in group 3 (P < .001). The number of parents with >2 children was 69.2% in group 1, 71.0% in group 2, and 84.0% in group 3 (P = .009). In group 3, the parents often delayed surgery because of the patient being too young (49.1%) and the parents' expectations of spontaneous descent (48.5%). CONCLUSION: Parents younger in age, with higher education levels and with fewer children, preferred early orchiopexy. Active intervention by a physician and public education for parents might be necessary to encourage earlier treatment of cryptorchidism. Copyright Â
Authors: Paweł Osemlak; Tomasz Żądkowski; Błażej Rogowski; Czesław Cielecki; Andrzej Wieczorek; Magdalena Woźniak; Grzegorz Jędrzejewski; Iwona Beń-Skowronek; Paweł Nachulewicz Journal: Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne Date: 2017-04-27 Impact factor: 1.195