Ultrasonography is unnecessary in evaluating boys with a nonpalpable testis

Pediatrics

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 748-751

  Elder, Jack S ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonpalpable; Radiology; Testis; Ultrasonography; Undescended

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INGUINAL CANAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PALPATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036792207     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.110.4.748     Document Type: Article

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