Natural course of acquired undescended testis in boys

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 728-731

  Hack, W W M ^a   Meijer, R W ^a   Van Der Voort Doedens, L M ^a   Bos, S D ^a   Haasnoot, K ^a  

^a Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS SIZE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; TESTIS;

EID: 0037562555     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4104     Document Type: Article

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