- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04528381
Role of Laparoscopy in Management of Non-palpable Undescended Testis : Assuit University Experience
- To evaluate the role of laparoscopy in diagnosis & treatment of Non- palpable undescended testis
- To compare between different laparoscopic techniques
- To introduce new laparoscopic technique in Assuit university " shehata technique "
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Cryptorchidism or undescended testis (UDT) is one of the most common genital anomalies in childhood. Its incidence is 3-5 % in full term newborn, and affect more than one third of premature newborn. The incidence decrease to 1 % at age of 3months. About 20% of UDT are impalpable, and about 50% of these impalpable testes are either vanished or atrophic (1-3).
Many diagnostic methods have been used for the evaluation and management of the undescended testis, including imaging studies and multiple surgical procedures.
Surgical management of UDT is performed to preserve testicular function (spermatogenesis) and to prevent the potential complications of undescended testis(1).
Regarding the optimal age of orchiopexy many recent findings suggest that early intervention (6 -12 months of age) is most beneficial. Other findings suggest that there is high rate of spontaneous descent during the first 3 months of life, so observation of undescended testis is advocated till 3 months of age, if the testis remains non-palpable at 3 months of age, it is unlikely to become palpable by waiting another 3 months. Therefore, diagnostic laparoscopy and orchidopexy could be performed from 3 months of age(2).
For intraabdominal cryptorchidism, laparoscopic surgery has been accepted by most surgeons as the preferred technique for diagnosis & treatment (4).
Laparoscopic findings in non-palpable testis include ; Absent testis either ; Agenesis ( absence of spermatic vessels and vas deferens ) or vanishing testis ( blind ending of spermatic vessels or vas ) , Canalicular testis ; Penetration of vas and spermatic vessels into the internal inguinal ring with or without directly seeing the testis , Abdominal testis Localized between the inferior renal pole and the ipsilateral internal inguinal ring. Can be low (< 2cm) or high (>2cm) from internal inguinal ring , Peeping ; Primarily in intra-abdominal position. The testis introduces itself into the inguinal canal due to the intra-abdominal pressure augmentation during the laparoscopic procedure.(5)
Several techniques have been described for treatment of intra-abdominal testis including microsurgical auto-transplantation, primary laparoscopic orchiopexy (VILO), one- and two-stage laparoscopic Fowler-Stephens procedures, and staged laparoscopic traction orchiopexy (Shehata technique
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Ahmed Abdelfattah
- Phone Number: 201028798792
- Email: te7a53@yahoo.com
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- any patient admitted to pediatric unit in Assuit University hospital with non palpable testis ( NPT )below age of 6 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with NPT above age of 6 years
- patients with atrophic or vanishing testis
- patients with previous failed laparoscopic orchiopexy
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
---|---|
Other: Laparoscopy
Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy
|
Laparoscopic orchiopexy
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Testicular volume
Time Frame: 3 months postoperative
|
Achievement of near normal testicular volume
|
3 months postoperative
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Testicular position
Time Frame: 3 months postoperative
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Achievement of of near normal testicular position (at scrotum )
|
3 months postoperative
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Postoperative complications
Time Frame: 3 months postoperative
|
Bleeding , damage of vas and/or blood supply and reascent
|
3 months postoperative
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Elsherbeny M, Abdallah A, Abouzeid A, Ghanem W, Zaki A. Staged laparoscopic traction orchiopexy for intra-abdominal testis: Is it always feasible? J Pediatr Urol. 2018 Jun;14(3):267.e1-267.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.01.021. Epub 2018 Mar 2.
- Shehata S, Shalaby R, Ismail M, Abouheba M, Elrouby A. Staged laparoscopic traction-orchiopexy for intraabdominal testis (Shehata technique): Stretching the limits for preservation of testicular vasculature. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Feb;51(2):211-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.063. Epub 2015 Nov 4.
- Powell C, McIntosh J, Murphy JP, Gatti J. Laparoscopic orchiopexy for intra-abdominal testes-a single institution review. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2013 May;23(5):481-3. doi: 10.1089/lap.2012.0578. Epub 2013 Apr 6.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Laparoscopy in NPT
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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