Differential diagnosis of cryptorchidism;Differenzialdiagnostische überlegungen beim hodenhochstand

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 430-435

  Hiort, O ^a,c   Wunsch L ^b   Holterhus, P M ^a  

^a Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendmedizin   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Infertility; Spontaneous testicular descent; Testicular tumor; Undescended testis

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BOY; CRYPTORCHISM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE INFERTILITY; PEDIATRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SYMPTOM; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 20044367313     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00112-005-1131-4     Document Type: Article

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