2013
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-1973-1
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Examination Under Anesthesia for Management of Impalpable Undescended Testis: A Traditional Technique Revisited

Abstract: Meticulous EUA facilitates the accurate diagnosis and planning of the surgical approach to patients with an impalpable testis and should remain part of the surgeon's skill set. It is an inexpensive initial evaluation tool that may help in saving hospital resources, especially in developing countries.

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“…In the past 20 years, laparoscopy has been widely used in the diagnosis and treatment of NPT, especially IAT and NVT, and there are still controversies about the diagnosis of EAT by laparoscopy 8 , 9 . Laparoscopy can indicate whether the testicular vessels and vas enters the inguinal canal through the internal inguinal ring, but cannot provide information about the testis outside the abdominal cavity 10 , 11 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the past 20 years, laparoscopy has been widely used in the diagnosis and treatment of NPT, especially IAT and NVT, and there are still controversies about the diagnosis of EAT by laparoscopy 8 , 9 . Laparoscopy can indicate whether the testicular vessels and vas enters the inguinal canal through the internal inguinal ring, but cannot provide information about the testis outside the abdominal cavity 10 , 11 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With the benefit of a general anesthetic to relax the patient, examination may reveal a palpable UDT or a retractile testicle (Zakaria et al, 2013). With the benefit of a general anesthetic to relax the patient, examination may reveal a palpable UDT or a retractile testicle (Zakaria et al, 2013).…”
Section: Management Of Udtmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Obez hastalarda testis muayenesi normalden daha zor olduğundan bu hastalarda anestezi altında muayene daha fazla önem arz etmektedir (10). NPT'de tanısal laporoskopiyi ilk olarak 1976 yılında Cortesi ve arkadaşları kullanmış olup (11), laparoskopik orşiopeksi ise ilk kez 1992 yılında Jordon ve arkadaşları tarafından uygulanmıştır. Yaklaşık 30 yıl önce uygulanan bu yöntem günümüzde NPT tanı ve tedavisinde altın standart tedavi yöntemi olarak kabul edilmektedir (12,13).…”
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