Der Hodenhochstand bzw. Kryptorchismus stellt die häufigste kongenitale Anomalie des neugeborenen Jungen dar. Aufgrund neuer Erkenntnisse wurden die Empfehlungen der nationalen und internationalen Fachgesellschaften bezüglich Diagnostik und Therapie kürzlich geändert. Der nachfolgende Beitrag fasst den aktuellen Stand zusammen.
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Stredele, R., Apfelbeck, M., Mainusch, M. et al. Hodenhochstand bereits im 1. Lebensjahr therapieren!. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 160, 58–61 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-018-0709-4
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