SynthesisPediatric surgery international2015
What is the ideal surgical approach for intra-abdominal testes? A systematic review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparison between staged laparoscopic technique in children with high intra-abdominal undescended testis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.F1000Research · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of the quality of conduct and reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in paediatric surgery.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Testicular remnant phenotype, histology, and ultrasonographic findings in non-palpable testes: implications for surgical management.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Observational
- Laparoscopy for non-palpable undescended testis: comparing outcomes in syndromic and non-syndromic children.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- The Safety and Effectiveness of Single-Stage, Vessel-Preserving, Laparoscopic Orchiopexy for Intra-Abdominal Testes in Pediatric Patients: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Surgical treatment of cryptorchidism: current insights and future directions.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Open Versus Laparoscopic Gubernaculum-Sparing Second-Stage Fowler-Stephens Orchiopexy for Intra-Abdominal Testis: A Long-Term Study.Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A · 2022Article
- The Management of Intraabdominal Testis: A Survey of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS) Practices.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- [Health care reality of selected pediatric urologic surgeries in Germany from 2006 to 2019].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2021Article
- Evaluation of two-staged Fowler-Stephens laparoscopic orchidopexy (FSLO) for intra-abdominal testes (IAT).Pediatric surgery international · 2018Article
- The Nonpalpable Testis: A Narrative Review.The Journal of urology · 2017Review
- [Undescended testis: current treatment guidelines].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2016Review
- A comparative study between two techniques of laparoscopic orchiopexy for intra-abdominal testis.Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of IndiaArticle
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Abstract
There is controversy regarding the ideal surgical management of intra-abdominal testes (IAT) to preserve fertility; we conducted a systematic review to address this problem. We performed a comprehensive electronic search of CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL from 2008 to September 2014 (the date range was limited due to an abundance of literature), as well as reference lists of included studies. Two researchers screened all studies for inclusion, and quality assessed each relevant study using AMSTAR for systematic reviews (SRs), Cochrane 'Risk of bias' tool for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and MINORS for non-randomized studies. We identified two relevant SRs and 29 non-randomized studies. Due to the heterogeneity of the data, meta-analysis was not possible. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are insufficient for identification or localization of IAT; laparoscopic or surgical exploration is necessary. Primary orchiopexy is effective for low IAT, and Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy (FSO) is effective for high IAT. There is no clear benefit of one- vs. two-stage FSO, or of open vs. laparoscopic technique. Several alternative or modified techniques also show promise. RCTs are needed to confirm the validity of these findings, and to assess long-term outcomes.
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