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Nov 23, 2022

Bilateral anorchia in infancy: Occurence of micropenis and the effect of testosterone treatment

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Circa 2006


To analyze the clinical and histological findings in boys with bilateral anorchia and the response to testosterone treatment on penis length.

Patients were divided into two groups according to the absence (group A, n = 29) or the presence (group B, n = 26) of palpable intrascrotal or inguinal mass at first clinical examination.

A micropenis was found in 46% of patients (n = 24) with a similar proportion in both groups. Testosterone treatment induced a mean penis length gain of 1.9 ± 1.3 SDS (standard deviation score). However, micropenis persisted in six patients. Histological examination (n = 18) confirmed the absence of any testicular structure with deferent ducts being present unilaterally or bilaterally in all but three patients. In these three patients, a hemorrhagic testis, probably as a result of a mechanical torsion, was found.

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