Orchiopexy for impalpable testis: High spermatic vessel division is a safe maneuver

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 6 II, 1998, Pages 2457-2460

  King, Lowell R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchism; Scrotum; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; ORCHIDOPEXY; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY;

EID: 0032872301     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62210-9     Document Type: Article

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