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Thomas Annandale and the first report of successful orchiopexy
Melissa C Fischer1, Mark T Milen, David A Bloom
1Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Purpose:
We investigate the surgeon and factors behind the first report of successful orchiopexy.
Materials And Methods:
We reviewed the first reports of orchiopexy, and the work and writings concerning Thomas Annandale and the time in which he practiced.
Results:
Annandale was a surgeon in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the late 19th century. In 1877 he successfully brought down an ectopic testicle in a 3-year-old boy. This first reported successful orchiopexy was due in large part to Lister's antiseptic technique.
Conclusions:
Annandale performed the first successful orchiopexy by integrating the surgical and antiseptic ideas of his predecessors and contemporaries.