Current guidelines recommend that orchidopexy for undescended testis (UDT) should be undertaken before 2 years of age because of the possible risks of torsion, infertility, and malignant transformation.¹

We conducted a retrospective audit on eight consecutive orchidopexies for UDT over a three month period in 1996 at North Tees and Hartlepool general hospitals. Median age of orchidopexy was 7.8 years (range 15 months to 10.5 years), and only 12% of the children were operated on when under 2 years of age. Following this we introduced joint guidelines for UDT screening at birth, 6–8 weeks, 6–9 months, 12–15 months, and during the preschool …