The influence of patency of the vaginal process on the efficacy of hormonal treatment of Cryptorchidism

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 932-936

  Varela Cives, R ^a   Bautista Casasnovas, A ^a   Alonso Martin, A ^a   Pombo Arias, M ^a   Tojo Sierra, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Human chroionic gnadotrophin; Inguinal herniography; Patent processus vaginalis; Undescended testes

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTIS;

EID: 0029851386     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02282881     Document Type: Article

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