"Orchiopexy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A surgical procedure in which an undescended testicle is sutured inside the SCROTUM in male infants or children to correct CRYPTORCHIDISM. Orchiopexy is also performed to treat TESTICULAR TORSION in adults and adolescents.
| Descriptor ID |
D056126
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.950.774.860.619
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| Concept/Terms |
Orchiopexy- Orchiopexy
- Orchiopexies
- Orchidopexy
- Orchidopexies
Laparoscopic Orchiopexy- Laparoscopic Orchiopexy
- Laparoscopic Orchiopexies
- Orchiopexies, Laparoscopic
- Orchiopexy, Laparoscopic
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