A 12-year-old boy was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of repetitive right lower acute abdominal pain and inguinal swelling for 7-hours. Physical examination found no palpable testis in the right scrotum and a painful mass of 3.0 x 2.5 centimeters in the right groin. Doppler ultrasonography revealed it without flow signals in the inguinal canal. Immediate surgical explorations co...

OBJECTIVES We review the various applications of laparoscopic and robotic-assisted laparoscopy in paediatric urology, as the laparoscopic and robotic approach in this population is gradually being recognised. METHODS We searched PubMed for human studies in English that were published between 1990 and the present, focusing on laparoscopic nephrectomies and partial nephrectomies, laparoscopic a...

Abstract Study question What is sperm retrieval rate (SRR) by micro TESE and the clinical outcomes using testicular in couples with history of cryptorchidism? Summary answer NOA cryptorchidism had a higher SRR but lower ICSI compared unexplained NOA. known already Undescended testis (UT) which exposed to temperature scrotal associated impairment germ cell maturation, progressive Leydig Sertoli ...

Data from Hospital Activity Analysis (HAA) for the Wessex Health Region show a 70% increase in hospital admissions for torsion of the testis between 1971 and 1982. The frequency of emergency admission leading to orchidopexy doubled, but there was no increase in the rate of emergency admission followed by orchidectomy. Detailed investigation of records from Southampton hospitals suggests that th...

Infantile abdominoscrotal hydrocele (ASH) is a rare condition characterized by a dumbbell-shaped cystic mass extending from the scrotum to the abdomen. We present the case of a 4-month-old infant who presented with progressively enlarging bilateral scrotal swelling and a tense, ballotable right-sided abdominal mass with extension into the scrotum. Scrotal ultrasound revealed bilateral hydrocele...

To permit normal postnatal germ cell development, the mammalian testis undergoes a complex, multi-staged process of descent to the scrotum. Failure of any part of this process leads to congenital cryptorchidism, wherein the malpositioned testis finds itself at the wrong temperature after birth, which leads to secondary germ cell loss and later infertility and risk of cancer. Recent studies sugg...