Age at diagnosis of undescended testis and associated factors in pediatric patients in a tertiary hospital
Although many children with UDT in our study were diagnosed early, delays beyond the recommended age for intervention remain common. Maternal age emerged as a significant predictor of delayed diagnosis, underscoring the need for targeted parental education and systematic screening during infancy.
Authors
- Bahar Ashjaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7767-815X)
- Mahboube Bahroudi
- Mahshid Hosseini
- Omid Habibi
- Mastaneh Moghtaderi
Institutions
- Children's Medical Center (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06484-w
- Primary Topic
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00