<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pederiva, F</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Guida, E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Codrich, D</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Scarpa, M G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Olenik, D</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Schleef, J</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Laparoscopic orchiopexy: short term outcomes. Experience of a single centre.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Minerva Pediatr</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Minerva Pediatr.</style></alt-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015 Oct 27</style></date></pub-dates></dates><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ENG</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;BACKGROUND: &lt;/b&gt;Increased infertility and smaller volume accompany undescended testis. Timing of orchiopexy is still a matter of debate. We evaluated the growth of nonpalpable testes after laparoscopic orchiopexy according to age at surgery, intraoperative findings and type of procedure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;METHODS: &lt;/b&gt;Forty-one boys undergoing laparoscopy for nonpalpable testes were retrospectively reviewed and divided into two groups, ≤ 18 months and &gt; 18 months, according to their age at surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;RESULTS: &lt;/b&gt;At follow-up, 14 testes in the younger group had normal size, while 3 atrophied either after single (2) or two stage procedure (1). Similarly, in older boys 11 testes grew normally, while 5 atrophied after both procedures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CONCLUSION: &lt;/b&gt;Most of the nonpalpable testes grew normally after laparoscopic orchiopexy and the postoperative volume seemed independent from the surgical strategy. Both techniques led to a few cases of testicular hypotrophy In our experience, the age at surgery did not affect the outcome in terms of testicular growth.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26505958?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record></records></xml>