Laparoscopy in 100 consecutive patients with 128 impalpable testes;Laparoskopi af 100 konsekutive patienter med 128 ikkepalpable testes

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 158, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 2849-2852

  Cortes, Dina ^a   Thorup, Jørgen Mogens ^a   Lenz, Katja ^a   Beck, Bjarne Lomholt ^a   Nielsen, Ole Henrik ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PALPATION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PALPATION; TESTIS;

EID: 0030582042     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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