Scrotal exploration for unilateral nonpalpable testis

Snodgrass W. T., YÜCEL S., Ziada A.

JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.178, sa.4, ss.1718-1721, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 178 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.089
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1718-1721
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: testis, abnormalities, cryptorchidism, laparoscopy, PATENT PROCESSUS-VAGINALIS, VANISHED TESTIS, LAPAROSCOPY
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose: We previously reported initial scrotal exploration for unilateral nonpalpable testis, followed by laparoscopy when a viable testis was not found. Although we concluded that scrotal exploration could often make laparoscopy unnecessary, the knowledge that patients with presumed nubbins would undergo laparoscopy meant that the surgeon did not have to decide whether findings were definitive. In a second series of consecutive patients laparoscopy was used only when it appeared indicated.