1999
LAPAROSCOPIC FOWLER-STEPHENS ORCHIOPEXY FOR THE HIGH ABDOMINAL TESTIS
LINDGREN B, FRANCO I, BLICK S, LEVITT S, BROCK W, PALMER L, FRIEDMAN S, REDA E. LAPAROSCOPIC FOWLER-STEPHENS ORCHIOPEXY FOR THE HIGH ABDOMINAL TESTIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 990-993. PMID: 10458418, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)68042-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh abdominal testesPrevious surgeryFowler-Stephens orchiopexyVessel transectionNonpalpable testisAbdominal testesLaparoscopic orchiopexyWide mobilizationCollateral vascular supplyFowler-Stephens procedurePatients 51Mean followupAdditional patientsLaparoscopic mobilizationOutpatient basisInguinal incisionOffice chartsOperative reportsRetroperitoneal dissectionRisk factorsTesticular surgeryIncidental casesLaparoscopic transectionScrotal positionVascular supplyLAPAROSCOPIC FOWLER-STEPHENS ORCHIOPEXY FOR THE HIGH ABDOMINAL TESTIS
LINDGREN B, FRANCO I, BLICK S, LEVITT S, BROCK W, PALMER L, FRIEDMAN S, REDA E. LAPAROSCOPIC FOWLER-STEPHENS ORCHIOPEXY FOR THE HIGH ABDOMINAL TESTIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 990-993.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh abdominal testesPrevious surgeryFowler-Stephens orchiopexyVessel transectionNonpalpable testisAbdominal testesWide mobilizationCollateral vascular supplyFowler-Stephens procedurePatients 51Mean followupLaparoscopic mobilizationAdditional patientsOutpatient basisOffice chartsInguinal incisionOperative reportsLaparoscopic orchiopexyRisk factorsRetroperitoneal dissectionTesticular surgeryIncidental casesLaparoscopic transectionScrotal positionPatients
1998
THE PRUNE-BELLY SYNDROME: A NEW AND SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE OF ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION
FURNESS P, CHENG E, FRANCO I, FIRLIT C. THE PRUNE-BELLY SYNDROME: A NEW AND SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE OF ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1195-1197. PMID: 9719308, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62738-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrune belly syndromeAbdominal wall reconstructionWall reconstructionFascial incisionPeritoneal cavityTenckhoff catheter placementPatients 9 monthsIntra-abdominal proceduresAbdominal wall laxityAge 2.5 yearsFowler-Stephens orchiopexyTechnique of reconstructionReduction cystoplastyConcomitant proceduresUrachal diverticulumCatheter placementCosmetic resultsFunctional statusArea of repairDurable resultsExtraperitoneal procedureAbdominal wallAnatomical advantagesPlication techniquePatientsTHE PRUNE-BELLY SYNDROME
FURNESS P, CHENG E, FRANCO I, FIRLIT C. THE PRUNE-BELLY SYNDROME. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1195-1197.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199809020-00066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrune belly syndromeAbdominal wall reconstructionFascial incisionPeritoneal cavityWall reconstructionTenckhoff catheter placementPatients 9 monthsIntra-abdominal proceduresAbdominal wall laxityAge 2.5 yearsFowler-Stephens orchiopexyTechnique of reconstructionReduction cystoplastyConcomitant proceduresUrachal diverticulumCatheter placementCosmetic resultsFunctional statusArea of repairDurable resultsExtraperitoneal procedureAbdominal wallAbstract PurposeAnatomical advantagesPlication technique