OBJECTIVE Cryptorchidism affects 1% of male births. The majority of patients with undescended testis are identified and treated in childhood, but a significant proportion of them especially in third-world countries are neglected and present late. Herein, we present our initial experience of managing impalpable testis in older children and adults with laparoscopic assistance. PATIENTS AND METH...

OBJECTIVE Diagnostic laparoscopy is the gold standard in the algorithm of nonpalpable testis. Testicular tissue is examined and treatment is planned accordingly. In this study we reviewed the place of diagnostic laparoscopy, and evaluated the results and effectiveness of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and management of nonpalpable testis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Children who had diagnostic laparos...

The mode of treatment best for undescended testes is controversial, and local traditions often override knowledge gained from randomized controlled studies. In order to reach a consensus within the Nordic countries on the current state-of-the-art of treatment, a group of specialists in testicular physiology, paediatric surgery/urology, endocrinology, andrology, pathology and anaesthesiology fro...

abstract  testicular torsion is a medical emergency appearing at any age, the prevalence of  which in the neonatal period comprises 10% of the whole cases occurring at any  point in life. among all the cases being diagnosed at birth, 70% has occurred in the  prenatal period and 30% in the neonatal period. generally, the most common symptoms  of testicular torsion during postnatal period include...