LAPAROSCOPIC SINGLE-STAGE AND STAGED ORCHIOPEXY

Citation
Gh. Jordan et Bh. Winslow, LAPAROSCOPIC SINGLE-STAGE AND STAGED ORCHIOPEXY, The Journal of urology, 152(4), 1994, pp. 1249-1252
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00225347
Volume
152
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1249 - 1252
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5347(1994)152:4<1249:LSASO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The initial series of laparoscopic single stage orchiopexy for the abd ominal or emergent impalpable undescended testis is reported. The firs t laparoscopic orchiopexy was performed at our institution in October 1991. Between October 1991 and January 1993, 14 patients (16 testes) u nderwent minimally invasive surgery with 6 months of followup in all c ases. No evidence of testicular loss or acute atrophy has occurred, wi th the entire procedure being accomplished by laparo-endoscopic techni ques in all cases. Treatment of 3 of the 16 testicles consisted of sta ge 2 of staged orchiopexy, and to our knowledge these cases represent the first stage 2 orchiopexy completed by laparoscopic techniques. In those cases stage 1 was performed by laparoscopic clipping of the vess els. The details of the procedure as we now perform it are described.