Advantages of single-site laparoscopic orchiopexy for palpable undescended testes in children: a prospective comparison study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the feasibility of single-site laparoscopic orchiopexy for palpable undescended testes in children.

Methods

We prospectively studied patients with undescended testes between July 2021 and June 2022. In total, 223 patients were included in our study: 105 underwent single-site laparoscopic orchiopexy and 118 underwent conventional laparoscopic orchiopexy. During single-site laparoscopic orchiopexy, 3 ports were inserted within the umbilicus.

Results

No differences were observed between the groups in terms of age and laterality. For unilateral undescended testes, the operating time was longer in the single site group than in the conventional group at the early stages (55.31 ± 12.04 min vs. 48.14 ± 14.39 min, P = 0.007), but it was similar to the conve

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10786978 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature