Emergency laparoscopic orchidectomy for torsion of intra-abdominal testis: a case report
Lee, K.F.; Tang, Y.C.; Leong, H.T.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 46(2): 110-112
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8835 PMID: 11329738 Document Number: 528393
Torsion of an intraabdominal testis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. With a history of undescended testis, it is difficult to establish the diagnosis and to exclude other emergency abdominal conditions without a laparotomy. The following case report illustrates the usefulness of laparoscopy as a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic tool in such a condition.