The ascending (acquired undescended) testis: A phenomenon?

BJU International

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1165-1167

  Redman, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascending; Orchidopexy; Testis; Undescended

Indexed keywords

ASCENDING TESTIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRYPTORCHISM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; NOTE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PALPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; TESTIS DISEASE;

CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; MALE; PALPATION; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 20444367348     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05534.x     Document Type: Note

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