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Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy in a patient with prune belly syndrome and segmental atretic vas deferens. 1993

J F Redman, and D K Mooney

Department of Urology, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock.

Vasal atresia is thought to be a contraindication to the successful performance of the Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy. A patient with the prune belly syndrome and a high intra-abdominal testis with segmental vasal atresia was managed by incision and ligation of the internal spermatic vessels followed by orchiopexy without testicular atrophy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D011535	Prune Belly Syndrome	A syndrome characterized by abdominal wall musculature deficiency, cryptorchism, and urinary tract abnormalities. The syndrome derives its name from its characteristic distended abdomen with wrinkled skin.	Abdominal Muscle Deficiency Syndrome,Congenital Absence of the Abdominal Muscles,Eagle-Barrett Syndrome,Obrinsky Syndrome,Prune-Belly Syndrome,Eagle Barrett Syndrome,Prune Belly Syndromes,Prune-Belly Syndromes,Syndrome, Eagle-Barrett,Syndrome, Obrinsky,Syndrome, Prune Belly,Syndrome, Prune-Belly,Syndromes, Prune Belly,Syndromes, Prune-Belly
D003456	Cryptorchidism	A developmental defect in which a TESTIS or both TESTES failed to descend from high in the ABDOMEN to the bottom of the SCROTUM. Testicular descent is essential to normal SPERMATOGENESIS which requires temperature lower than the BODY TEMPERATURE. Cryptorchidism can be subclassified by the location of the maldescended testis.	Testis, Undescended,Abdominal Cryptorchidism,Bilateral Cryptorchidism,Cryptorchidism, Unilateral Or Bilateral,Cryptorchism,Inguinal Cryptorchidism,Testes, Undescended,Undescended Testis,Unilateral Cryptorchidism,Cryptorchidism, Abdominal,Cryptorchidism, Bilateral,Cryptorchidism, Inguinal,Cryptorchidism, Unilateral,Undescended Testes
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013514	Surgical Procedures, Operative	Operations carried out for the correction of deformities and defects, repair of injuries, and diagnosis and cure of certain diseases. (Taber, 18th ed.).	Surgical Procedures,Ghost Surgery,Operative Procedures,Operative Surgical Procedure,Operative Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Operative Surgical,Procedures, Operative Surgical,Surgery, Ghost,Surgical Procedure, Operative,Operative Procedure,Procedure, Operative,Procedure, Surgical,Procedures, Operative,Procedures, Surgical,Surgical Procedure
D013737	Testis	The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS.	Testicles,Testes,Testicle
D014649	Vas Deferens	The excretory duct of the testes that carries SPERMATOZOA. It rises from the SCROTUM and joins the SEMINAL VESICLES to form the ejaculatory duct.	Ductus Deferens,Deferens, Ductus,Deferens, Vas