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Role of laparoscopy and ultrasound in the management of "impalpable testis" in children

Budianto IR 1 , Tan HL 2 , Kinoshita Y 3 , Tamba RP 4 , Leiri S 5 , Taguchi T 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Indonesia; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
  • 2 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: kinoppy@pedsurg.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
  • 4 Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Indonesia; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Asian J Surg, 2014 Oct;37(4):200-4.
PMID: 24661449 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2014.01.013

Abstract

Undescended testes is one of the most common congenital abnormalities in boys. In cases of impalpable testes, ultrasound is often used to find the testis, which frequently provides false-negative results. Recently, laparoscopy has become popular in the management of impalpable testes.

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