ReviewTranslational pediatrics2016
Current management of non-palpable testes: a literature review and clinical results.
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- Optimizing Care for Undescended Testicles in Children and Adolescents-Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Does the presence of blind-ended vas deferens and spermatic vessels in laparoscopic exploration of non-palpable testes conclusively indicate testicular absence?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal exploration of intra-abdominal testis, orchidectomy and inguinal hernia repair in an adult patient.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- Laparoscopic assisted trans-scrotal orchiopexy versus traditional orchiopexy for inguinal cryptorchidism: a retrospective study based on 154 patients.BMC urology · 2023Article
- The undescended testis in children and adolescents. Part 1: pathophysiology, classification, and fertility- and cancer-related controversies.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Review
- The undescended testis in children and adolescents part 2: evaluation and therapeutic approach.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Review
- The fat anchor orchiopexy technique: results and outcomes from 150 cases surgical experience.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Article
- The Management of Intraabdominal Testis: A Survey of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS) Practices.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Comparison of Two Types of Staged Laparoscopic Orchiopexy for High Intra-Abdominal Testes in Children: A Retrospective Study From a Single Center.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Corrigendum to "Impalpable Testis: Evaluation of Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures and Our Treatment Protocol".BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Successful laparoscope-assisted orchiectomy in three cryptorchid sheep.Veterinary and animal science · 2020Article
- Histopathological pattern of testicular diseases in western Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2018Article
- Analgesic use in pregnancy and male reproductive development.Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity · 2017Review
- 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
Cryptorchidism is a common pathology that occurs in 3% in full term newborns, and it decreases to 0.8-1.2% at 1 year of age. Nearly a 20% of undescended testes are non-palpable. Various surgical treatments have been described, but its management is still controversial. A literature review was made of non-palpable testes, analysing diagnostic tools, treatment and its results. Additionally we reviewed non-palpable testes cases treated in our centre in the last 20 years. Different techniques are described for the management of non-palpable testes; with or without section of the spermatic vessels and/or in 1 or 2 stages. Nowadays, literature supports the laparoscopic management in two stages. In our experience, we have better results in two-stage Fowler-Stephens than one-stage, with lower rates of testicular atrophy. Non-palpable testes are a common pathology in paediatric urology. Analysing the literature and our experience we recommend a two-stage surgery for intra-abdominal testes, which has demonstrated good results and lower percentage of atrophic testis.
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