Prevalencia y factores de riesgo de criptorquidia en niños menores de 4 años en los Centros de Desarrollo Infantil del MIES de la ciudad de Cuenca. 2013

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of cryptorchidism in children less than 4 years in child development centers of the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES) in Cuenca 2013.

Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the child development centers of MIES. We worked with the whole universe that corresponded to the total number of children under 4 years were 789. The data were obtained from filling out forms and physical examination of the area inguinogenital conducted by the authors and confirmed by the specialist. Management and data analysis was performed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS 15.0 software.

Results: The prevalence of cryptorchidism was found 9.51 %, which corresponded to 75 infants. In the tracking images were 62.7% low inguinal, and the presentation 80% of cases were unilateral. Among the risk factors within the urologic surgical history predominates surgery vesicoureteral reflux with 2.7% and a 86.7 % presented no previous surgery, 82.7% of infants with cryptorchidism positivity was not premature at birth and only 15.7 % having a family history of siblings dominated by 8% .

Conclusions: The prevalence of this disease was 9.51%, predominantly in the lower inguinal location and form of unilateral presentation, no statistically significant relationship between the risk factors and the development of the disease was found.

KEY WORDS: CRYPTORCHIDISM, TESTICULAR DISEASES, MALE GENITAL DISEASES, MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES, ORCHIDOPEXY.