Abstract:Background: The purpose of the study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of laparoscopy in localizing non-palpable testes, its therapeutic role, mean operative time, conversion rate, complications and hospital stay.Methods: A total of 52 patients were included in the study and was conducted from June 2012 to June 2017. These boys were examined as outpatients, at the time of admission and after general anesthesia to exclude palpable testes and were subjected to diagnostic and operative laparoscopy.… Show more
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