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Orchiopexy using 2 mm. laparoscopic instruments: 2 techniques for delivering the testis into the scrotum
F A Ferrer1, J A Cadeddu, P Schulam
1James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Purpose:
We describe modified techniques of laparoscopic orchiopexy using 2 mm. instruments that enable straightforward delivery of the testis into the scrotum.
Materials And Methods:
The preferred technique involves a radially dilating trocar advanced over the 2 mm. grasper placed antegrade through the new internal ring. The other method is similar but Amplatz dilators are used when a radially dilating trocar system is not available.
Results:
We used these techniques with complete success to deliver 18 testes into the scrotum.
Conclusions:
The testis may be safely and effectively delivered to the scrotum using 2 mm. instruments and disposable fascial dilators or a radially dilating trocar system.