Preoperative treatment with human chorionic gonadotropin in infancy decreases the severity of proximal hypospadias and chordee

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1435-1439

  Koff, S A ^a   Jayanthi, V R ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Chorionic; Gonadotropins; Human; Penis; Reconstructive; Surgical procedure; Urethra

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CHORDEE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; PENIS; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; URETHRA FISTULA;

EID: 0032845913     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68333-4     Document Type: Article

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