A Comparison of Outcomes of Staged Laparoscopic traction Orchiopexy and Two Stage Fowler-Stephens Orchiopexy in the management of Intra-abdominal Testicle; Prospective controlled clinical trial study. | ||||
Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||||
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 March 2024 | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2024.277474.3258 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Omar Atef El-Ekiabi1; Mohamed Khalifa Ali2; Mohamad Alekrashy2; Hesham Kassem3; Mohamed Ismail Sabry 4; Amira Attia Ebrahim2; Wael Elshahat5; Amr Osama Roshdy El Safy 6; Osama Mohamed Hamed Khalil 7 | ||||
1Pediatric surgery, faculty of medicine, Zagazig university | ||||
2Pediatric Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University | ||||
3pediatric surgery department, faculty of medicine zagazig University | ||||
4Lecturer of pediatric surgery, zagazig university hospitals, Egypt | ||||
5Pediatric sugery Department, faculty of medicine, zagazig university | ||||
6General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University | ||||
7surgery department -faculty of medicine - Zagazig unversity | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background and aim: An established and widely used procedure for intra-abdominal testis is laparoscopic orchiopexy. Unlike the two-stage Fowler-Stephens approach, which divides the testicular vessels, the traction technique is focused on elongating the vessels without cutting them. The current study compared two stage Stephen Fowler laparoscopic orchiopexy for the abdominal testis with phased laparoscopic traction orchiopexy (Shehata technique).. Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Pediatric Surgery Department, Zagazig University Hospitals on twenty-four patients with impalpable undescended testes. Patients were categorized into two groups; the first group underwent staged laparoscopic traction orchiopexy (Shehata technique), and the second group underwent staged laparoscopic Fowler Stephens orchiopexy (FSO). Results: There was an increase in frequency of diminished testicular vascularity at 1, 2 & 3 months in Group II compared to Group I but without statistical significance. No cases had testicular retraction in both Groups. Regarding testicular position, there was an increase in frequency of low scrotal position in Group I compared to Group II (91.7% versus 75%) but without statistical significance. Conclusion: The favoring results of Shehata technique make it as a good alternative to Fowler Stephens technique. As it results in significant elongation with preservation of TV and is associated with low rate of testicular atrophy However long-term follow- up is needed to assess its effect on fertility. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Orchiopexy; Fowler-Stephens Orchiopexy; Intra-abdominal Testicle | ||||
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