How well does contralateral testis hypertrophy predict the absence of the nonpalpable testis?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 588-592

  Hurwitz, Richard S ^a   Kaptein, John S ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Cryptorchidism; Hypertrophy; Testis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 0035180143     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200102000-00077     Document Type: Article

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