Effect of age at operation, location of testis and preoperative hormonal treatment on testicular growth after cryptorchidism

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 471-473

  Taskinen, Seppo ^a   Wikström, Sakari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chorionic; Cryptorchism; Gonadotropins; Testis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN GROWTH; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 0030752868     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64505-1     Document Type: Article

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