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Table 3 The operative findings of the studied patients (n = 76)

From: Does the contralateral testicular volume decide the need for diagnostic laparoscopy in cases of unilateral impalpable undescended testis?

  

Volume of the contralateral normal testis

The laparoscopic finding of the affected side

N (%)

Mean ± SD

Median (Min. – Max.)

Test of significance

P

Blind ending vas & Vessels

26 (34.21%)

0.89 ± 0.16

0.86 (0.61–1.33)

H = 36.873*

< 0.001*

Intra-abdominal testis

31 (40.79%)

0.53 ± 0.18

0.53 (0.24–0.98)

vas & vessels passing through the DIR

19

(25%)

0.82 ± 0.20

0.80 (0.50–1.19)

DIR of the affected side

N (%)

Mean ± SD.

Median (Min. – Max.)

Test of significance

p

Open

24

(31.58%)

0.54 ± 0.17

0.54 (0.24–0.98)

U = 203.50*

< 0.001*

Closed

52

(68.42%)

0.81 ± 0.22

0.83 (0.30–1.33)

  1. H: Kruskal Wallis test, U: Mann Whitney test, p: p-value for comparing the studied categories, *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05, SD: Standard deviation