Open AccessSelective use of laparoscopy in nonpalpable undescended testes
Author(s) -
Yasser Jamalalail,
Luis Guerra,
Michael P. Leonard
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.171498
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , ultrasound , ultrasonography , radiology , quartile , surgery , confidence interval
Approximately, 20% of undescended testes (UDT) are nonpalpable. Surgical management of the nonpalpable testis comprises laparoscopy. The aim of this study was to determine if ultrasonography can be used as a preoperative tool to localize the nonpalpable inguinal testis, eliminating the need for laparoscopy.