Some 3000 newborn were examined just after delivery in the Hakim Hidaji hospital. Some 2886 of them were term and some 114 were preterm (Under 37 weeks). 210 (7.8%) of term and 54 (47.37%) of preterm had undescended testis. The prevalence of (UDT) in the western countries is 3.4% in term and 30.4% in preterm. That prevalence has significant from ours (P<01).
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Original Research Article |
Received: 2008/12/1 | Accepted: 2000/12/15 | Published: 2000/12/15