Bimanual digital rectal examination for the evaluation of the nonpalpable testis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 207-210

  Gatti, John M ^a,d   Cooper, Christopher S ^b   Kirsch, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Laparoscopy; Palpation; Physical examination; Testis

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BIMANUAL DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GONAD; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL REGION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY;

EID: 0038340751     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000072522.12881.1f     Document Type: Article

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