AUTHOR=Zhao Weiguang , Su Cheng , Li Shoulin , Mo Zengnan TITLE=Comparison of the Detection and Ligation of Patent Processus Vaginalis Between Laparoscopy-Assisted Transscrotal Orchiopexy and Single Scrotal Incision Orchiopexy JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery VOLUME=8 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.819057 DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2021.819057 ISSN=2296-875X ABSTRACT=
This study aimed to compare the detection and ligation of patent processus vaginalis (PPV) between laparoscopy-assisted transscrotal orchidopexy (LATO) and single scrotal incision orchiopexy (SSIO) for low palpable undescended testis (UDT). We performed a retrospective medical record review of transscrotal orchidopexies performed for low palpable UDT at our institution from 2017 to 2019; 33 and 39 boys underwent LATO and SSIO, respectively. Data collection included patient demographics, incidence of PPV, operative time, and clinical outcomes. All 95 testes were delivered into the scrotum. There was no significant difference between the two groups with respect to patients' age, side, and mean operative time. The incidence of PPV in the LATO group was significantly higher than that in the SSIO group (56.52 vs. 34.69%,