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Studies from Hospital for Sick Children provide new data on urology

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, November 25th, 2009

"There is a paucity of literature on factors associated with testicular atrophy following second stage laparoscopic Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy. We hypothesized that dissection of a long looping vas during this procedure could compromise testicular blood supply, leading to testicular atrophy," investigators in Toronto, Canada report.

"Following an initial laparoscopic testicular vessel ligation, a second stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy was performed in 73 testes (laparoscopic in 61, open in 12). The presence of a long looping vas was noted from the first stage operative notes. Doppler ultrasound was performed postoperatively to confirm testicular atrophy. Atrophy rate...

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