Adult nonpalpable testis: Is laparoscopy always required?

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 431-434

  Sahin, Coskun ^a   Yigit, Taner ^a   Ozbey, Isa ^b  

^a Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0036961776     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109264202762252703     Document Type: Article

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