Kristin A Sonderman, Lindsey L Wolf, Lindsey B Armstrong, Kathryn Taylor, Wei Jiang, Brent R Weil, Tracey P Koehlmoos, Robert L Ricca, Christopher B Weldon, Adil H Haider, Samuel E Rice-Townsend
PURPOSE: We sought to determine the incidence and timing of testicular atrophy following inguinal hernia repair in children. METHODS: We used the TRICARE database, which tracks care delivered to active and retired members of the US Armed Forces and their dependents, including > 3 million children. We abstracted data on male children < 12 years who underwent inguinal hernia repair (2005-2014). We excluded patients with history of testicular atrophy, malignancy or prior related operation...
March 28, 2018: Pediatric Surgery International