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Table 1 Patient characteristics with palpable inguinal undescended testes

From: Laparoscopic orchiopexy of palpable undescended testes_ experience of a single tertiary institution with over 773 cases

Patient characteristics

Values

Birth weight (mean)

3.3 kg

Body weight (mean)

13.2 kg

Side

 unilateral

677 (87.6%)

 bilateral

96 (12.4%)

Patent processus vaginalis

 ipsilateral

692 (89.5%)

 contralateral

233 (34.4%)

Operation time

34.8 ± 5.4 min

Follower-up period

6–18 month

Ipsilateral inguinal hernia

76 (9.8%)