Ultrasonographic measurements of the testicular volume in Turkish boys aged 0–8 years and comparison with international references
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Edis Çolak
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Behzat Özkan
Abstract
Objectives
Proper diagnosis and follow-up of children with testicular disorders depend on the presence of adequate references for testicular volume. The objective of this study was to determine the testicular volume by ultrasound in Turkish boys aged between 0 and 8 years.
Methods
A total of 320 boys with bilaterally descended testes underwent scrotal ultrasound examinations. The testicular volume (mL) was calculated by the empirical formula of Lambert (V=L × T × AP × 0.71) and the formula for an ellipsoid (V=L × T × AP × π/6). The testicular volume was compared with children’s age, and Z-score data for weight, height, and BMI. The age-specific 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 97th percentiles of the testicular volume were produced and compared with the international references.
Results
The median (IQR) volume of the right and left testis were 0.75 (0.57–0.99) and 0.72 (0.56–0.98) mL (formula of Lambert), respectively; and 0.56 (0.42–0.73) and 0.53 (0.41–0.72) mL, (formula for an ellipsoid), respectively. The age-specific median of the average volume of the right and left testis estimated by the Lambert equation in the first five years was measured between 0.63 and 0.71 mL, followed by an increase to about 1.31 mL at the age of 8. This increase was highly statistically significant (p<0.0001). No significant association was found between the Z-scores for weight, height, and BMI of boys and the testicular volumes.
Conclusions
This study provides the first national ultrasound-based estimates for testicular volume in Turkish boys aged 0–8 years.
Acknowledgments
We thank Mr. Christian Winkler Ph.D. at the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Bonn for providing us the RefCurv software program used to generate the graphics in this study.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Author contribution: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
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Informed consent: Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.
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Ethical approval: The study protocol was approved by the Clinical Research and Ethics Committee of the University of Health Sciences Dr. Behçet Uz Child Disease and Pediatric Surgery Training and Research Hospital (protocol number: 2021/617).
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