Background The ligation of the patent processus vaginalis (PPV) is the challenging issue during the orchidopexy in the patients who suffering undescended testis (UDT). In the present study we aimed to comparing the advantages of the orchidopexy with high-ligation method and the san-ligation method as a modified orchidopexy in our more than 6 years` experiences. Materials and Methods The medical...

OBJECTIVE Testicular cell transplantation has been widely used to investigate the restoration of fertility in rodent models. In this research we apply transplantation as a treatment method in the cryptorchid model and compare this method with orchidopexy, which is the routine treatment for this problem. We studied the controversial effects of treatment on the number of germ cells and other morp...

BACKGROUND Strong evidence suggests that in order to prevent irreversible testicular damage surgical correction (orchidopexy) for undescended testis (UDT) should be performed before the age of 1 year. OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether orchidopexy is delayed in our medical system, and if so, to explore the pattern of referral for orchidopexy as a possible contributing factor in such delays. MET...

OBJECTIVE To examine effects of nondescent of normal testis and of various orchidopexy techniques on antisperm antibody (ASA) production and histologic testicular lesions. DESIGN Experimental cohort study. SETTING Laboratories of surgical research and biology of reproduction, academic medical centers. PATIENT(S) Lewis rats, immature and adult. INTERVENTION(S) Eighteen-day-old rats (6 gr...

OBJECTIVE To report our experience in the management of testicular torsion with emphasis on seasonal variation, salvage rate and the status of the torted testis 3-6 months after orchidopexy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Seventy-five patients with a presumptive diagnosis of testicular torsion, who presented to our hospital between January 1999 and December 2002, were included in the study. Following s...

A 16-year-old male presented with a sudden, severe right scrotal pain at rest, occurred within the last 2 hours. The patient had a history of right orchidopexy 12 months ago. There was no associated fever, injury, or sports activity. Clinical examination and color-Doppler ultrasound confirmed the diagnosis of testicular torsion, with the absence of intraparenchymal blood flow. The patient was s...

Synthetic hormone-disrupting chemicals may play a role in the increased frequency of cryptorchidism observed in some studies. We used a spatial ecological design to search for variations in orchidopexy rates in the province of Granada in Spain and to search for relationships between these differences and geographical variations in exposure to pesticides. Orchidopexy rates were estimated for the...

PURPOSE To assess the impact of sperm retrieval on the gonadal function of rats with impaired spermatogenesis by comparing testicular sperm extraction (TESE) to aspiration (TESA). The efficacy of these procedures to sperm obtainment was also compared. MATERIALS AND METHODS A pilot study showed impaired spermatogenesis, but normal testosterone (T) production after a bilateral orchidopexy appli...

Given that both orchidopexy and circumcision are commonly done in a single operative setting, we adopted a technique of combined orchidopexy and circumcision using a single circumcision incision. We applied this new technique to boys with palpable, low inguinal cryptorchidism. Here we describe a case series of 7 boys who underwent concurrent orchidopexy via the circumcision site. We present thi...