ArticleBioMed research international2018
Impalpable Testis: Evaluation of Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures and Our Treatment Protocol.
Article in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT06187844 (Value of Inguinal Exploration in Cases of Impalpable Testis With Cord Structures Entering the Inguinal Canal), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Value of Inguinal Exploration in Cases of Impalpable Testis With Cord Structures Entering the Inguinal Canal
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does the contralateral testicular volume decide the need for diagnostic laparoscopy in cases of unilateral impalpable undescended testis?BMC urology · 2024Trial
- Three‑Dimensional Ultrasonography in Preoperative and Postoperative Volume Assessment of the Undescended Testicle.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Trial
- Optimizing Care for Undescended Testicles in Children and Adolescents-Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Ultrasound manifestations and clinical features of nonpalpable testis in children.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Open controversies on the treatment of undescended testis: An update.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Corrigendum to "Impalpable Testis: Evaluation of Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures and Our Treatment Protocol".BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Management of Persistent Mullerian Duct Structures in a Male Infant: A Novel Technique.Journal of endourology case reports · 2020Article
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- Erratum issued
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThe aim of this study is to present our treatment protocol for impalpable testis. MATERIAL AND
methodsIn a retrospective study we analyzed clinical data including diagnostic procedures, intraoperative findings, final diagnosis, treatment modality, and outcome of patients with impalpable testis who underwent surgery from January 2010 until December 2015.
resultsNinety-one patients were admitted under the diagnosis of impalpable testis. In 39 patients ultrasound detected testis in the inguinal canal and orchidopexy was done. In 25 patients (48.08%) laparoscopy showed the entrance of the spermatic cord into the inguinal canal. Open exploration of the inguinal canal was done, testicular remnant removed, and appropriate testicular prosthesis implanted. Twenty patients (20/52) underwent orchidopexy of the abdominal testis (46.51%), 4 of which underwent Fowler-Stevens procedure in two stages, and in 16 patients deliberation of the testis and spermatic cord was sufficient to place the testis into the scrotum.
conclusionsExcision of the testicular nubbin is highly recommendable, as well as implantation of the testicular prosthesis at the time of orchiectomy.
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