Balloon distension of scrotum: a step to facilitate creation of dartos pouch during orchiopexy.
Dartos pouch creation is an important step of orchiopexy. We describe the use of the balloon of a Foley catheter to distend the scrotal sac and stretch the scrotal parietal layers over it to facilitate bloodless and quick dissection for the creation of a dartos pouch.
Dalela
Divakar
D
King George's Medical University, Chowk, Lucknow, India. drdalela@sify.com
Sinha
Rahul J
RJ
Goel
Apul
A
Sankhwar
S N
SN
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D013737:Testis