Table 2.

Outcomes in terms of atrophy, re-ascent, and mean operation time after surgery in undescended testes operated on with an inguinal or scrotal approach

	Total (n = 662)	Inguinal approach n = 469 (70.8%)	Scrotal approach n = 193 (29.2%)	p value
Atrophy	1 (0.15%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0.119*
Re-ascent	40 (6.0%)	34 (7.2%)	6 (3.1%)	0.042*
Operation time (min)	41.4 (± 19.4)	48.3 (± 18.1)	25.5 (± 11.4)	< 0.001**

Values presented as the absolute number and percentage of patients, n (%), and as mean (± standard deviation)

*Chi-square, **Student’s t test