Laparoscopic management of nonpalpable testes: A multicenter study of the Italian Society of Video Surgery in Infancy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 696-700

  Papparella, Alfonso ^a   Parmeggiani, Pio ^a   Cobellis, Giovanni ^b   Mastroianni, Luciano ^b   Stranieri, Giuseppe ^c   Pappalepore, Nicola ^d   Mattioli, Girolamo ^e   Esposito, Ciro ^f   Lima, Mario ^g  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Salesi Hospital   (Italy)

^c PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Laparoscopy; Nonpalpable testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPALPABLE TESTIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS DISEASE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 17044367390     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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