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01.05.2013 | Invited Commentary
Commentary: Preoperative Evaluation in Cryptorchidism
verfasst von:
Graeme Pitcher
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 5/2013
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Excerpt
Two articles in this issue explore the authors’ experience with the preoperative investigation and diagnosis of boys with undescended testes. Both of these articles come from surgeons working in relatively resource-challenged environments. Dr. Ekenze and his colleagues present data from a Nigerian teaching hospital, reporting that, in their experience, preoperative ultrasound is invaluable for differentiating patients whose orchidopexies can be achieved by a standard groin approach from those whom they believe are best approached by an extensive muscle-cutting operation to mobilize the intra-abdominal testis [
1]. Dr. Zakaria and colleagues approach the problem from a different perspective and evaluate the utility of performing the examination with the patient under anesthesia [
2]. Both draw the conclusion that their approach adds utility to the investigation of the boy with an impalpable undescended testis. …
