title: Laparoendoscopic single site orchiopexy.
abstract: We report a laparoendoscopic single site orchiopexy in a 2-year-old boy with a right nonpalpable testis. Diagnostic laparoscopy using a 5-mm port revealed a right intraabdominal testis. The 5-mm port site was extended to accommodate the smallest commercially available triport, and orchiopexy was performed. The operative time was 55 minutes, and the estimated blood loss was minimal. There were no complications, and surgical and cosmetic results were excellent. Laparoendoscopic single site surgery is a feasible technique for orchiopexy of the nonpalpable testis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. sultanra@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Raymond C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sultan
authors.forename: Kelly C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Murali K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ankem
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Barone
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D056126:Orchiopexy / Q000379:methods*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome