orchiopexy
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Orchiopexy (or orchidopexy) is a surgery to move and/or permanently fix a testicle into the scrotum. While orchiopexy typically describes the operation to surgically correct an undescended testicle, it is also used to resolve testicular torsion.
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Research
2,001 papers- Orchiopexy.AORN journal · 2019
- Laparoscopic orchiopexy and varicocelectomy: is there really an advantage?The Urologic clinics of North America · 2015
- Laparoscopic versus open orchiopexy for palpable undescended testes: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of pediatric surgery · 2022
- Can We Improve Orchiopexy?The Journal of urology · 2019
- Comparison of scrotal and inguinal orchiopexy for palpable undescended testis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Pediatric surgery international · 2024
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Indications
- Undescended testicle
- Testicular torsion
- Surgical techniques
- For fixation of the undescended testes
- For fixation of testicular torsion
- History
- References
- External links
Orchiopexy (or orchidopexy) is a surgery to move and/or permanently fix a testicle into the scrotum. While orchiopexy typically describes the operation to surgically correct an undescended testicle, it is also used to resolve testicular torsion.
==Indications== === Undescended testicle === Undescended testicles affect 1% of males and present bilaterally in 10% of those cases. The cause is unknown, with a small percentage associated with developmental abnormalities or chromosomal aberrations.