Role of laparoscopy in patients with previous negative exploration for impalpable testis

Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1234-1237

  Barqawi, Albaha Z ^a   Blyth, Bruce ^b   Jordan, Gerald H ^b   Ehrlich, Richard M ^b   Koyle, Martin A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; ECTOPIC TESTIS; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMINOMA; SPERMATIC VEIN; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0037940183     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00227-9     Document Type: Article

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