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Normal Testicular Descent and the Aetiology of Cryptorchidism

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  1. John M. Hutson

    1. Department of General Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville Victoria, Australia

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  2. Masaru Terada

    1. The First Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

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  3. Baiyun Zhou

    1. Surgical Research Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville Victoria, Australia

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  4. Martyn P. L. Williams

    1. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 132)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-V
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  2. Introduction

    • John M. Hutson, Masaru Terada, Baiyun Zhou, Martyn P. L. Williams
    Pages 1-1

  3. Normal Testicular Descent

    • John M. Hutson, Masaru Terada, Baiyun Zhou, Martyn P. L. Williams
    Pages 2-26

  4. Cryptorchidism

    • John M. Hutson, Masaru Terada, Baiyun Zhou, Martyn P. L. Williams
    Pages 27-38

  5. Management of Cryptorchidism

    • John M. Hutson, Masaru Terada, Baiyun Zhou, Martyn P. L. Williams
    Pages 39-42

  6. Conclusions

    • John M. Hutson, Masaru Terada, Baiyun Zhou, Martyn P. L. Williams
    Pages 43-43

  7. References

    • John M. Hutson, Masaru Terada, Baiyun Zhou, Martyn P. L. Williams
    Pages 44-51

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 53-56
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About this book

This review describes recent research into the cause of testicular descent and discusses two controversial theories on the mechanism. New animal models of cryptorchidism are described which shed light on the possible aetiology. A brief summary is given of current management, highlighting the controversies of timing of surgery, use of hormone therapy and congenital versus 'acquired' undescended testes. New information about germ cell development in the postnatal testis is changing the way we view treatment and the ultimate prognosis.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of General Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville Victoria, Australia

    John M. Hutson

  • The First Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

    Masaru Terada

  • Surgical Research Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville Victoria, Australia

    Baiyun Zhou

  • Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Martyn P. L. Williams

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Normal Testicular Descent and the Aetiology of Cryptorchidism

  • Authors: John M. Hutson, Masaru Terada, Baiyun Zhou, Martyn P. L. Williams

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61026-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-60283-5Published: 12 December 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-61026-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 56

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Anatomy

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