title: Missed testis on laparoscopy despite blind-ending vessels and closed processus vaginalis.
abstract: Laparoscopy has become a preferred technique to evaluate a nonpalpable testis. It gives excellent visualization of the anatomy to differentiate a viable or absent testis. We present a case of an intra-abdominal testis that was missed on diagnostic laparoscopy. Despite a closed processus vaginalis, an absent vas deferens, and blind-ending vessels above the internal ring, the testis was missed.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. ckim@ccmckids.org
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Steven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Docimo
mesh_terms: D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D021782:Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010808:Physical Examination; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000473:pathology