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Year : 1999 | Volume
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Laparoscopic management of impalpable tests
VG Mehendale, MS Kamdar, SN Shenoy, AA Gujar, AD Gwalani, N Srivastava
Dept. of Surgery, Seth V.C. Gandhi, Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
V G Mehendale Dept. of Surgery, Seth V.C. Gandhi, Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai India
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Localisation and treatment of impalpable `undescended testes is diffcult by conventional methods. 41 consecutive patients with 50 impalpable testes were treated by laparoscopic surgery over last 6 years. We have successfully performed single-stage laparoscopic orchiopexy in 31 cases and two-stage Fowler Stephens orchiopexy in 3 cases. Detailed technique is described. The technique definitely diagnoses the location of undescended impalpable testes and is a superior method of orchiopexy for impalpable testes. There were no complications. None of the testes atrophied after orchiopexy over the follow-up period of 3 months to 6 years. |
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