Preoperative laparoscopic localization of the nonpalpable testis: a critical analysis of a 10-year experience.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1994
Abstract
Laparoscopy was performed on 107 patients 8 months to 18.5 years old (mean age 46.9 months) with 119 nonpalpable testes. The procedure accurately determined the location of the gonad in 95.3% of the patients, while 16 were spared formal surgical exploration with the laparoscopic visualization of blind-ending spermatic vessels and vasa deferentia. Additionally, patency of the internal inguinal ring, determined laparoscopically, was an accurate predictor of testicular salvageability. We advocate the use of laparoscopy for all boys with a nonpalpable gonad in conjunction with operative intervention if necessary.
Volume
151
Issue
3
First Page
732
Last Page
734
ISSN
0022-5347
Published In/Presented At
Tennenbaum, S. Y., Lerner, S. E., McAleer, I. M., Packer, M. G., Scherz, H. C., & Kaplan, G. W. (1994). Preoperative laparoscopic localization of the nonpalpable testis: a critical analysis of a 10-year experience. The Journal of urology, 151(3), 732–734. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35074-7
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
7905934
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article