Research Article

Laparoscopic Testicular Preservation in Adults with Intra-Abdominal Cryptorchidism: Is It Beneficial?

Table 1

Demographic data and intra- and postoperative outcomes.

Patients14

Mean age29 (18–54) years

19
Testes5 bilateral
5 right
4 left

13 (68.4%)
Preserved3 first-stage Fowler-Stephens
10 single-stage orchiopexy

6 (31.6%)
Resected4 due to small size
2 due to difficult dissection

Mean operative time129 (60–210) minutes

Hospital stay2.1 (1–3) days

11 well-positioned testes
Followup2 smaller testes
No signs malignancy
Bilateral cryptorchidism = infertility