Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy for nonpalpable testis

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1756-1758

  Argos Rodriguez, M D ^a,b   Unda Freire, A ^a   Ruiz Orpez, A ^a   Garcia Lorenzo, C ^a  

^a Women and Children's Hospital   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Intraabdominal testis; Laparoscopy; Nonpalpable testis; Orchiectomy; Orchiopexy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SURGICAL APPROACH; TESTIS DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346103850     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8592-5     Document Type: Article

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