Clinical Study
Laparoscopic Management of Intra-Abdominal Testis: 5-Year Single-Centre Experience—A Retrospective Descriptive Study
Table 1
Outcomes relative to intraoperative laparoscopic categorization of impalpable testes.
| Findings | Type | Details | Number (= %) | Success numbers | No followup | Success % |
| Vas and vessels entering internal ring | Type 1 | | 42 | 20 | 12 | 66 | Testes seen | Type 2 | Low (below external iliac vessels) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 50 | Type 3 | High (above external iliac vessels) | 11 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | Vanished testis group | Type 4 | Absent or rudimentary | 37 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Intersex patients’ group | Type 5 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
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