Is Laparoscopy for Non-palpable Testes a Well-known Entity?
West Indian Medical Journal, cilt.69, sa.5, ss.283-286, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.7727/wimj.2015.195
- Dergi Adı: West Indian Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.283-286
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Inguinal ring, laparoscopy, orchiopexy, testis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Laparoscopy has been accepted as the best diagnostic tool and suggested as the treatment of choice for non-palpable testes cases. However, its use in unilateral non-palpable testis cases has been previously debated. Methods: The clinical records of the non-palpable testis cases that were managed with laparoscopy between January 2011 and December 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Laparoscopy was performed in 29 non-palpable testis cases. The cases were divided into three groups according to the laparoscopic findings. Orchiopexy was performed in cases with viable testes, and the internal inguinal ring was left open in these cases. Conclusion: Laparoscopy provided definitive diagnosis and was helpful in the treatment of unilateral, non-palpable testis cases. Leaving the internal inguinal ring open did not result in subsequent indirect inguinal hernia in our cases.