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Value of Inguinal Exploration for Impalpable Testes

50 participantsStarted 2024-02-01

Plain-language summary

* To determine the percentage of children with impalpable testis who benefit from inguinal exploration after laparoscopic identification of cord structures entering the inguinal canal. * To determine the factors predicting the presence of inguinal testis in the previously mentioned children.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 12 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 6m-12y * Impalpable tests (unilateral or bilateral) * Laparoscopy: cord structures entering the inguinal canal. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusing participation in the study. * Any contraindication to laparoscopy * laparoscopy: cord structures passing through an open inguinal canal through which the laparoscopy could be advanced and visualize the tests. * Disorders of sexual differentiation. * Children whose tests became palpable under anesthesia and those with a history of previous inguinal canal exploration (hydrocele or hernia repair) or orchidopexy.

What they're measuring

. Percentage of positive inguinal exploration even by finding a testis or nubbin

Timeframe: Intraoperative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06187844

SponsorAssiut University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-11-01

Contact for this trial

Mohamed Omar, Resident

+201010013292 mohamed.oomar1996@gmail.com

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