- Management of palpable undescended testes
| Management | Pediatric surgeons (n=77) | Pediatric urologists (n=40) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is your preferred approach for palpable undescended testes? | |||
| Depends on the position of the testes | 25 (32.5) | 31 (77.5) | <0.001 |
| Inguinal, standard 2-incision orchidopexy | 52 (67.5) | 7 (17.5) | |
| Scrotal, single incision orchidopexy | 0 | 2 (5.0) | |
| What is your preferred timing for bilateral palpable undescended testes? | |||
| Synchronous | 66 (85.7) | 40 (100) | 0.02 |
| Metachronous | 11 (14.3) | 0 | |
| What kind of sutures do you use to fix the testes during the orchidopexy? | |||
| I do not fix the testis. I pass it through a window in the scrotal septum | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0.72 |
| Vicryl | 65 (84.4) | 36 (90) | |
| Absorbable monofilament like Maxon | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |
| Polysorb | 2 (2.6) | 0 | |
| PDS | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |
| Prolene | 2 (2.6) | 4 (10.0) | |
| No fixation | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |
| Ethibond | 2 (2.6) | 0 | |
| No suture only good mobilization | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |
| No tension (absorbable) tension (non absorbable) | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |