Contralateral Testicular Volume in Unilateral Impalpable Testis
- Conditions
- Pediatric ALL
- Interventions
- Procedure: exploratory laparoscopy
- Registration Number
- NCT05933811
- Lead Sponsor
- Egyptian Biomedical Research Network
- Brief Summary
This prospective interventional study aimed at the preoperative sonographic estimation of the testicular volume of the normal side in case of contralateral impalpable maldescended testis in order to predict the condition of the diseased side and hence the need for diagnostic laparoscopy.
- Detailed Description
Purpose: This study aimed at the evaluation of the value of the estimated volume of a normal testis to predict the status of its contralateral impalpable side and hence decide the importance of laparoscopic exploration. Material \& methods: Patients with unilateral impalpable maldescended testis - as confirmed by clinical and sonographic examination- were enrolled in this prospective interventional study between November 2018 and August 2022 at Elshatby University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University. The volume and three-dimensional diameter of the normal contralateral testis were measured by the pre-operative US using the formula: Volume = L x W x H x π/6, where L is the length, W is the width, H is the height, and was correlated with the intra-operative laparoscopic findings.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 76
- Pediatric patients with unilateral impalpable maldescended testis
- Patients with bilateral impalpable maldescended testis and those with post-operative ascended testis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Pediatric patients with unilateral impalpable maldescended testis exploratory laparoscopy Patients in the pediatric age group who presented by unilateral impalpable undescended testis
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The presence of testicular vessels of the impalpable testis as examined by laparoscopy Intraoperative The presence or absence of testicular vessels
The size of the impalpable testis as examined by laparoscopy Intraoperative The size of the testis in millimeters
The presence of the vas deference of the impalpable testis as examined by laparoscopy Intraoperative The presence or absence of the vas deference
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine
🇪🇬Alexandria, Egypt