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Abstract
We present a case of a 38-year-old man with a unilateral intra-abdominal testicle and undesired fertility in whom orchiectomy and contralateral vasectomy were performed laparoscopically. Urologists have been using diagnostic laparoscopy in patients with nonpalpable testes to plan the definitive procedure when the testicle is present, and to avoid laparotomy in cases of testicular absence. This case of laparoscopic orchiectomy and vasectomy demonstrates that operative laparoscopy allows another subset of patients with cryptorchidism to avoid open laparotomy.Entities:
Keywords: Americas; Arizona; Biology; Congenital Abnormalities; Developed Countries; Diseases; Endoscopy; Examinations And Diagnoses; Family Planning; Genitalia; Genitalia, Male; Laparoscopy; Male Sterilization; Male Urologic Surgery; Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities; North America; Northern America; Physical Examinations And Diagnoses; Physiology; Sterilization, Sexual; Surgery; Testis; Treatment; United States; Urogenital Surgery; Urogenital System; Vasectomy
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1349045 DOI： 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37573-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Urol ISSN： 0022-5347 Impact factor: 7.450