Laparoscopic orchiopexy for the high palpable undescended testis: preliminary experience.
OBJECTIVE
We attempted to apply laparoscopic orchiopexy to the high palpable testis.


METHODS
Nine patients (12 testicles) were treated who ranged from 13 months to 13 years old. Laparoscopic techniques were used to mobilize the spermatic vessels and transfer the testis into the scrotum.


RESULTS
Unilateral cases were completed in an average of 2.6 hours and bilateral cases in 3.0 hours with no complications. Tests maintained an intrascrotal position with no atrophy during a followup of 1 to 12 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Laparoscopic orchiopexy for the high palpable undescended testis is possible with minimal morbidity and good short-term results.
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Division of Pediatric Urology, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Moore
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Adams
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Kavoussi
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010173:Palpation; D012611:Scrotum