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The aim of the study is to investigate whether staging has benefits in children receiving LFSO.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Methods\u2003We searched the PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Trials databases for studies comparing single- with two-stage LFSO in children from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2023. We assessed the identified studies for quality and performed a systematic review and meta-analysis in accordance with the Preferred Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The main outcome measures examined were success rate (in terms of the scrotal position of the testis) and testicular atrophy, which were analyzed using fixed effect models.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003We included 17 eligible studies that involved a total of 499 operated testes. The overall success rates of single- and two-stage LFSO were 79.4 and 90.3%, respectively. The overall testicular atrophy rates of single- and two-stage LFSO were 17.3 and 11%, respectively. Fixed effect model analysis showed that two-stage LFSO is significantly superior to single-stage LFSO in overall success rate (odds ratio [OR: 2.57]; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.50\u20134.39, p\u2009=\u20090.0006) and testicular atrophy rate (OR: 0.48; 95% CI: 0.28\u20130.79, p\u2009=\u20090.004). There is no heterogeneity in the reports, and the funnel plot showed no publication bias.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusions\u2003Two-stage LFSO remains the first choice of operation for children with a high IAT, with a significantly higher success rate and a lower testicular atrophy rate.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2375-9784","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,31]],"date-time":"2024-07-31T00:06:04Z","timestamp":1722384364000},"page":"028-035","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Comparative Outcomes of Single-Stage versus Two-Stage Laparoscopic Fowler-Stephens Orchidopexy: A Systematic Review snd Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"35","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2343-2597","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adrian Chi Heng","family":"Fung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 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