Open AccessSuccessful treatment of recurrent epididymo-orchitis: Laparoscopic excision of the prostatic utricle
Author(s) -
Ashish Jiwane,
S.V.S. Soundappan,
John Pitkin,
Daniel T. Cass
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.54813
Subject(s) - medicine , utricle , surgery , surgical excision , urology , radiology , vestibular system
Prostatic utricle presenting with recurrent epididymo-orchitis is not uncommon. Excision of prostatic utricle is the treatment of choice. The various techniques described in literature suffer from the disadvantages of incomplete excision due to poor view. We report the successful laparoscopic excision of prostatic utricle in childhood.