The concealed penis: Management and outcomes

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 268-272

  Metcalfe, Peter D ^a   Rink, Richard C ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Concealed; Outcomes; Penis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONCEALED PENIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPLASIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PENIS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 20644454890     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mou.0000172402.92761.5d     Document Type: Review

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