Inguinal approach for the management of unilateral non-palpable testis: Is diagnostic laparoscopy necessary?

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 233-236

  Bae, K H ^a   Park, J S ^a   Jung, H J ^a   Shin, H S ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Laparoscopy; Orchiopexy

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

ARTICLE; BLIND ENDING VAS DEFERENS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL MOBILIZATION; CRYPTORCHISM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDIDYMIS; GONAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL INCISION; INGUINAL REGION; INTRA ABDOMINAL PEEPING TESTIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OBESITY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PITUITARY HYPOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTAL NUBBIN; SKIN INCISION; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTICULAR NUBBIN; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS DISEASE; UNILATERAL NON PALPABLE TESTIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLOW UP; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH KOREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ORCHIOPEXY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84898793566     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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