The Blind-Ending Vas: The Fate of the Contralateral Testis
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 133 (4) , 644-645
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)49128-2
Abstract
From Aug. 1980 to Jan. 1983, 48 testes were explored for orchiopexy (28 unilateral and 20 bilateral testes). Unilateral anorchism (surgically identified blind-ending vas and vessels) was found in 7 of 48 cases (14.5%). One simultaneous and 5 secondary contralateral scrotal explorations confirmed abnormal testicular fixation (bell-clapper deformity) in 5 of 6 testes (83%). During documentation of unilateral anorchism, simultaneous contralateral scrotal exploration should be performed.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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