Management of undescended testis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 449-454

  Khatwa, Umakanth A ^a   Menon, P S N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Ectopic testis; Infertility; Undescended testis

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECTOPIC TESTIS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; SCROTUM;

EID: 0033929276     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02859466     Document Type: Conference Paper

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