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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2 Pt 2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-8-31
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| pubmed:abstractText |
We evaluated 68 prepubertal boys with 84 impalpable testes who were operated upon without using any other diagnostic maneuvers. Of the testes 18 (22%) were absent (anorchism or 'vanished') and 38 (45%) could be placed in a scrotal position with standard orchiopexy. A staged, Fowler-Stephens or microvascular procedure was required for 28 testes (33%), involving orchiectomy in 2 cases, and succeeded in a scrotal position for another 24 testes. In 1 boy 2 testes were fixed outside the inguinal canal. Reexamination after 3 to 9 years showed that 42 of 55 operated testes (76%) were in scrotal position without atrophy, 10 had atrophied and 3 were removed at the second stage operation. We conclude that an exclusive surgical approach has the advantage of providing diagnosis and therapy, and, therefore, it is an effective method.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
0022-5347
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
148
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
629-31
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1353544-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:1353544-Cryptorchidism,
pubmed-meshheading:1353544-Gonadal Dysgenesis,
pubmed-meshheading:1353544-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1353544-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1353544-Methods,
pubmed-meshheading:1353544-Palpation,
pubmed-meshheading:1353544-Testis
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| pubmed:year |
1992
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
The management of the impalpable testis by surgery alone.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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