The genitofemoral nerve may link testicular inguinoscrotal descent with congenital inguinal hernia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 612-617

  Clarnette, Thomas D ^a   Hutson, John M ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascending testis; Congenital inguinal; Inguinoscrotal descent; Processus vaginalis

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; SCROTUM DISORDER; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0029998544     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00831.x     Document Type: Article

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