LAPAROSCOPY FOR NONPALPABLE TESTIS IN CHILDHOOD - IS INGUINAL EXPLORATION NECESSARY WHEN VAS AND VESSELS ARE NOT SEEN

Authors
ARNBJORNSSON E MIKAELSSON C LINDHAGEN T IVARSSON SA
Citation
E. Arnbjornsson et al., LAPAROSCOPY FOR NONPALPABLE TESTIS IN CHILDHOOD - IS INGUINAL EXPLORATION NECESSARY WHEN VAS AND VESSELS ARE NOT SEEN, European journal of pediatric surgery, 6(1), 1996, pp. 7-9
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
European journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09397248
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
7 - 9
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-7248(1996)6:1<7:LFNTIC>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A case of bilateral nonpalpable testes is described. Ultrasonography s howed no testis. Laparoscopy revealed no intraabdominal testis, vas or vessels. Human chorionic gonadotrophine test suggested the presence o f testicular tissue. Computed tomography showed a testis present in ea ch inguinal canal. Inguinal exploration confirmed the finding. This ca se stresses the importance of careful interpretation of the laparoscop ic findings together with other diagnostic methods in localizing testi cular tissue in patients with nonpalpable testes.