Identification of a duplicated undescended testicle (Polyorchia): An unexpected benefit of laparoscopic localization

Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Besner, Gail E ^a,b   Qualman, Stephen J ^b   Gosche, John R ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POLYORCHIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY;

ABNORMALITIES; CHILD; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTIS;

EID: 0029979291     PISSN: 10523901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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