Delayed orchidopexy: failure of screening or ascending testis

Delayed orchidopexy: failure of screening or ascending testis.

Effect of testis nondescent or orchidopexy on antisperm antibodies and testis histology in rats.

OBJECTIVE To examine effects of nondescent of normal testis and of various orchidopexy techniques on antisperm antibody (ASA) production and histologic testicular lesions. DESIGN Experimental cohort study. SETTING Laboratories of surgical research and biology of reproduction, academic medical centers. PATIENT(S) Lewis rats, immature and adult. INTERVENTION(S) Eighteen-day-old rats (6 gr...

Single scrotal-incision orchidopexy for palpable undescended testis in children

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the single scrotal-incision orchidopexy (SSIO) technique in patients with an undescended testis palpable in the inguinal canal or below the external inguinal ring. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January 2011 and December 2013 we performed 100 SSIOs in 89 patients. The mean (range) follow-up was 9 (3-36) months. RESULTS In 88 testes the SSIO was performed with no difficul...

Failure of losing weight by acupuncture:Acupuncture failure or patient incompliance?

Losing weight by acupuncture is an old Chinese method. Nevertheless, many physician and even people don’t believe to it. The main goal of this study is effectiveness of acupuncture on obesity. This study includes some 40 patients aged 16-48 years, with male to female ratio 1 to 2, who fulfilled with obesity criteria of this study. On the base of Obesity syndrome of diagnosis the mains body poin...

The Role of Cremaster Muscle as a Cause of Ascending Testis after Inguinal Hernia/Hydrocele Repair

Background Ascending testis (AT) is one of the rare but serious complication that may occurs following inguinal hernia/hydrocele repair. We aimed to review our more than 7 years’ experience and discuss the possible mechanism through which the AT possibly occurs following inguinal hernia/hydrocele repair. Materials and Methods A retrospective analysis of 7,212 boys who had undergone inguinal her...