The ascending testis and the testis undescended since birth share the same histopathology

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2590-2591

  Rusnack, Susan L ^a   Wu, Hsi Yang ^a   Huff, Dale S ^a   Snyder III, Howard M ^a   Zderic, Stephen A ^a   Carr, Michael C ^a   Canning, Douglas A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Germ cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0036896509     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64223-1     Document Type: Article

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