Two-stage orchiopexy with laparoscopic clip ligation of the spermatic vessels in prune-belly syndrome

J Pediatr Surg. 1995 Jun;30(6):870-2. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90768-8.

Abstract

A 1-year-old boy with prune-belly syndrome underwent unilateral laparoscopic clip ligation of the spermatic vessels with the hope of developing vasal collateral circulation. Six months later, the patient underwent ipsilateral second-stage orchiopexy on the right testis after division if the ligated spermatic vessels and contralateral Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy on the left testis in combination with major urinary tract reconstructions and abdominoplasty. For the following 1-year period, both testes were growing and comparable in size.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cryptorchidism / etiology
  • Cryptorchidism / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Ligation
  • Male
  • Prune Belly Syndrome / complications
  • Prune Belly Syndrome / surgery*
  • Scrotum / surgery*
  • Testis / blood supply*
  • Testis / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urology / methods