["In-dartos" orchidopexy in the treatment of cryptorchism]

Acta Urol Belg. 1992;60(1):77-83.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Undescended testis is a common congenital abnormality. The main complications are infertility and venue of malignant testicular tumor. If early orchiopexy can prevent infertility, it remains a high risk of venue of a malignant tumor. So, the best technique of orchiopexy is that which allows an easy clinical follow-up of the undescended testis after surgical treatment, and doesn't involv the hematoseminal barrier. From the analysis of fourty cases of scrotal pouch orchiopexy and a review of the literature, it appears that this procedure is efficient and gives more than 90% of good results.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cryptorchidism / complications
  • Cryptorchidism / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscles / surgery
  • Scrotum / surgery
  • Testicular Neoplasms / etiology
  • Testicular Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Testis / surgery
  • Urogenital Abnormalities