Testicular Changes detected By Light and Electron Microscope In Caseis- O'f Cryptorchidism

Abstract

The present study was carried out on 11 patients with cryptorchidism, their ages ranged from 1.5 to 24 years. All patients were presented in urology department Benha university hospital. They were presented with unilateral crytorchidism. Preoperative assessment for all patients were done including complete

history, general and local examinations, laboratory, and ultrasound scanning. Laparoscopy was performed for one case with non palpable testis which was not detected by ultrasonography. Intra-operative assessment was done including location of the testes

which were mostly conalicular besides presence patent process vaginalis and extrascrotal attachment of the gubernaculum in most of the cases. During orchiopexy, a biopsy, 3mm diameter was taken for study by light and electron microscope. For light microscope the specimens were stained by toulidine blue,

Masson's trichrome for structure and morphometeric study.

For transmission electron microscope the specimens were examined for ultrastructural changes. The patients were divided into three groups according to the age; group I

early childhood (first two years of life), group II. Prepubertal (11-12 years of life) and group III postpubertal (24 years). Histopathologic findings of cryptorchidism in the present study were

compared with normally descended testes reported in the literatures.

By light microscope:

In group I; there were no marked structural difference between the cryptorchid and normally descended testes.