Single Scrotal Incision Orchiopexy in Children with Palpable Undescended Testis

Abstract Background Undescended testis or cryptorchidism is one of the most common congenital abnormalities of the genitourinary system in young boys, approximately 1-2% of boys at the age of 1 year have undescended testis, the disorder being unilateral in about 90% of cases and bilateral in about 10%. Aim of the Work We conducted this prospective study to assess the efficacy and safety of single-incision, transscrotal orchidopexy in children with palpable UDT. Patients and Methods A prospective study was adopted to fulfill the purpose of the study. The study was conducted at Pediatric Surgery Department, Ain Shams University Hospitals in Cairo. The included study population was pediatric patients with palpable, inguinal mal-descended testes who attend to Pediatric Surgery Outpatient Clinic, Ain Shams University Hospital till the fulfillment of the sample size. Results The most common sites of undescended testis were intracanalicular and scrotal neck regions. The most common postoperative complication was scrotal edema. Mean operating time was 21 minutes. There was no significant difference in the testicular size pre and post operative. Conclusion Based on these results, we concluded that the undescended testis represents a common pediatric problem requiring surgical intervention. Trans-scrotal orchidopexy is an effective, less invasive and highly acceptable cosmetically approach for the treatment of palpable undescended testis.