Is the testis intraperitoneal?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-239

  Pham, Su B T ^a   Hong, Matthew K H ^a   Teague, Julie A ^a   Hutson, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Extraperitoneal; Intraperitoneal; Peritoneum; Testis

Indexed keywords

FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GASTROSCHISIS; GONAD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TESTIS; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTIS TORSION; TUNICA VAGINALIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMANS; MALE; OVARY; PERITONEUM; SCROTUM; TESTIS;

EID: 17644419086     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1364-2     Document Type: Review

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