Role of laparoscopy and ultrasound in the management of “impalpable testis” in children

Background: Undescended testes is one of the most common congenital abnormalities in boys. In cases of impalpable testes, ultrasound is often used to find the testis, which frequently provides false-negative results. Recently, laparoscopy has become popular in the management of impalpable testes. Me...

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Published in:	Asian Journal of Surgery
Main Authors:	Iskandar Rahardjo Budianto, Hock Lim Tan, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Riana Pauline Tamba, Satoshi Leiri, Tomoaki Taguchi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014-10-01
Subjects:	undescended testis impalpable testis ultrasound laparoscopy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595841400030X