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A retrospective review of boys who underwent orchiopexy for undescended testis from 2001 to 2013 was conducted. We analyzed testicular volumes in different age groups using the UDT to normally descended testis ratio and testicular GPR. A total of 134 boys with unilateral undescended testicle underwent regular ultrasonography follow-up examinations for more than a mean of 3.9 years. Forty-five (33.4%) of them underwent orchiopexy before the age of one year. Orchiopexy at this age resulted in a GPR (2.02\u2009\u00b1\u20090.40) that was significantly higher than the GPRs in the second (1\u2009&lt;\u2009age\u2009\u2264\u20092 years, 1.25\u2009\u00b1\u20090.13, p\u2009=\u20090.004) and third (age\u2009&gt;\u20092 years, 1.24\u2009\u00b1\u20090.14 p\u2009=\u20090.008) age groups. The undescended testicle grew faster when orchiopexy was performed before one year of age. Orchiopexy performed within one year from birth significantly accelerates the growth of the UDT, as determined using the GPR, compared to other age groups. 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