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Is laparoscospic orchidectomy the treatment of choice in adults with impalpable testis in rural hospitals in the developing world?

Iqbal Saleem Mir MBBS MD   ^*    Mir Mohsin MBBS MD   ^*   Omar Kirmani MBBS MD      Bashir A Cheachek MBBS MD      Intikhab Alam MBBS MD      Mumtazuddin Wani MBBS MD   

^* Department of Surgery, Government Gousia Hospital, Khanyar, Srinagar, J & K; Department of Radiology; Department of Surgery, SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, J&K, India

Correpondence to: Dr Iqbal Saleem Mir, Department of Surgery, Government Gousia Hospital, Khanyar, Srinagar, J & K, India Email: iqbalsurg{at}rediffmail.com

This study was undertaken in order to evaluate the feasibility and safety of performing laparoscopic orchidectomy (LO) in men for unilateral impalpable testis in non-teaching rural hospitals in a developing country. We also investigated the possibility of reducing the cost and length of stay in hospital for patients undergoing LO. This is a prospective analysis of patients with impalpable testis undergoing LO in three non-teaching rural hospitals in the Kashmir Valley from January 2001 to March 2007. The cohort represented men requiring LO aged 15 to 62 (mean 36.2) years. The main outcome parameters assessed included mortality, conversion to an open procedure, complications, reduction in the costs and the length of the hospital stay.

Forty-eight men with unilateral undescended testis on physical examination were studied. During laparoscopy the testis was identified near the deep ring in 30 patients, intra-abdominally in 16, and two had blind-ending vas and spermatic vessels near the deep ring. In 46 patients orchidectomy was performed. There were no deaths and none of the patients required conversion to an open procedure. Using reusable instruments, 00° polyglactin sutures and self-made extraction bags, about US$ 300/patient was saved. There was no case of malignancy of the testis on histopathology examination. LO is one of the most satisfactory methods for the management of men with impalpable testis, having both a diagnostic and a therapeutic role especially for patients in the underdeveloped countries. These simple methods can reduce the cost and the length of the hospital stay.

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