Epididymal sparing bilateral simple orchiectomy with epididymoplasty: Preservation of esthetics and body image

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 893-897

  Issa, Muta M ^a   Lendvay, Thomas S ^a   Bouet, Rafael ^a   Young, Mark R ^a   Petros, John A ^a   Marshall, Fray F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Epididymis; Orchiectomy; Prostatic neoplasms; Testis

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CASTRATION; EPIDIDYMAL SPARING BILATERAL SIMPLE ORCHIECTOMY; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORCHIECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 23744434881     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000172567.09442.b0     Document Type: Article

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