title: Emergency laparoscopic orchidectomy for torsion of intra-abdominal testis: a case report.
abstract: Torsion of an intraabdominal testis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. With a history of undescended testis, it is difficult to establish the diagnosis and to exclude other emergency abdominal conditions without a laparotomy. The following case report illustrates the usefulness of laparoscopy as a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic tool in such a condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China. kflee148@i-cable.com
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Leong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography