Mullerian duct remnants: Surgical management and fertility issues

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 1008-1013

  Desautel, Michael G ^a   Stock, Jeffrey ^a   Hanna, Moneer K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Fertility; Mullerian duct; Prostate; Saccule and utricle

Indexed keywords

CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSURIA; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICTURITION DISORDER; MORBIDITY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0032855078     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68050-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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