PERIOD PREVALENCE OF CRYPTORCHIDISM IN LIBYA

Najat M. Burshan; Fathia M. Irhouma; Ahmed Gumati; Areej M Elheggiagi; Ahmad M. Itmezeh

doi:10.36602/mmsj/2015.n03.10

PERIOD PREVALENCE OF CRYPTORCHIDISM IN LIBYA

Authors

Najat M. Burshan amily and Community Medicine Department, Medical Faculty, Tripoli University, Libya
Fathia M. Irhouma Pediatric and Neonatology Department, Al-Khadra Hospital, Tripoli, Libya
Ahmed Gumati Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Almargab University, Alkoms, Libya
Areej M Elheggiagi Parasitology Department, Medical Faculty, Tripoli University, Libya
Ahmad M. Itmezeh Pathology Department, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Libya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36602/mmsj/2015.n03.10

Keywords:

cryptorchidism, prevalence, diagnosis, risk factors and management

Abstract

Cryptorchidism is a congenital condition characterized by testicles do not descend to the scrotum .This is a prospective study aimed to predict undiagnosed cases of undescended testicles, its prevalence in the community and to find
out the risk factors leading to it; as well as the management of this condition. This comprehensive study is carried
out in Alkhadra Hospital, Aljalla Hospital and Zliten Central Hospital over a period from Jan 1 to Dec 31 2013.
Included (342) examined cases. Their age ranged between one week to 5 years old; of which 19 cases (5.6%) were
found to have cryptorchidism. The poor mothers' knowledge about this condition was another finding. Every male
infant should be examined to detect undescended testecls.

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10-07-2025

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Najat M. Burshan, Fathia M. Irhouma, Ahmed Gumati, Areej M Elheggiagi, Ahmad M. Itmezeh. PERIOD PREVALENCE OF CRYPTORCHIDISM IN LIBYA. mmsj [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 10 [cited 2026 Apr. 18];2(2):43-6. Available from: https://journals.misuratau.edu.ly/mmsj/ojs/index.php/mmsj/article/view/153

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015)

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