Single-incision multiport laparoscopic orchidopexy: initial report.
OBJECTIVE
We report the first use of single-incision multiport access to perform 1-stage laparoscopic orchidopexy in children without section of the spermatic vessels.


METHODS
Three boys with cryptorchidism were submitted to primary laparoscopic 1-stage orchidopexy by using 3 ports (a 10-mm [or 5-mm] port placed using open technique and 2 additional 5-mm [or 3-mm] ports) inserted through the same periumbilical skin incision with different entrances through the abdominal wall. After dissection of the testicular vessels and vas deferens, a 5-mm port was placed in a tunnel from the scrotum to pull the remnant of the gubernaculum down and fix the testicle in a dartos pouch.


RESULTS
The mean operative time was 83.3 minutes. The estimated blood loss was almost nil, and there were no intraoperative complications.


CONCLUSIONS
This approach was feasible and safe. However, as with any new technique, its use requires a larger number of cases and a longer follow-up to fully evaluate its benefits and limitations.
Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil. rafael.urologia@yahoo.com.br
George Rafael Martins
GR
de Lima
Rômulo Augusto
RA
da Silveira
João Batista Gadelha
JB
de Cerqueira
Augusto César Gadelha
AC
de Abreu
Augusto César Gadelha
AC
de Abreu Filho
Marcos Flávio Holanda
MF
Rocha
Rommel Prata
RP
Regadas
Lúcio Flávio
LF
Gonzaga-Silva
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056126:Orchiopexy / Q000379:methods*; D010173:Palpation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000601:surgery