[Laparoscopic signs of testicular absence]. / Signos laparoscópicos de ausencia testicular.

Unlike the other exploratory techniques (US, arteriography, phlebography, CT and MRI), laparoscopy constitutes the only reliable diagnostic method for absent testis, which has a high incidence in children with non palpable testes. The finding of the blind-ending spermatic veins and deferent duct confirms the diagnosis of absent testis.