SURGICAL SUPRASCROTAL APPROACH FOR SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SCROTAL PATHOLOGY Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A61B17/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to urology. A scrotum is accessed from a suprascrotal approach. Approaching a spermatic cord and a testicle is ensured by incising the abdomen skin in the suprascrotal region in parallel to a fold at the boundary of the scrotum and abdomen skin. The scrotum skin is spaced 0.5 cm on the involved testicle side. A penis base is spaced 0.5-1cm. In case of scrotal hydrocele, an incision length corresponds to the testicle diameter, while varicocele requires the incision length making 2cm. An inguinal canal is left unexposed. An external inguinal ring is preserved intact. The principal stage of the operation is followed by closing a superficial fascia and skin. The scrotum drainage is not required.

EFFECT: method provides the good cosmetic functional effect; it is low-traumatic, reduces a risk of complications and the effect thereof on the reproductive function.

1 dwg, 1 ex