The value of laparoscopy for impalpable testes

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 70-73

  Brown, R A ^a   Millar, A J W ^a   Jee, L D ^a   Cywes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; TESTIS DISEASE; UMBILICUS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; TESTIS;

EID: 0030858955     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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