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  #1

A 2-year-old boy with undescended testes is referred to a urologist. Surgical correction will probably eliminate the risk of which of the following?

A. Testicular malignancy
B. Decreased sperm count
C. Torsion of testes
D. Urinary tract infection
E. Epididymitis

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  #2

Not A for sure, so B may be?

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  #3

I think B as well.

  #4

surgical correction eliminates the risk of torsion only

(risk of carcinoma and decreased sperm count decreases but is still there)

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  #5

A friend (NOT REALLY) of mine have that. I shouln't have ask him :roll:

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  #6

b or c?

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  #7

B. Decreased sperm count

beacuse infertility can be reversed with suregry but not testicular malignancy

  #8

Anod







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