Volumetric and histological findings in intra-abdominal testes before and after division of spermatic vessels

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 2430-2433

  Rosito, Nicolino César ^a   Koff, Walter José ^a   Da Silva Oliveira, Taismar Liliane ^a   Cerski, Carlos Tadeu ^a   Salle, João Luiz Pippi ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Histology; Laparoscopy; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; CRYPTORCHISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEYDIG CELL; LIGATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOGONIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS SIZE; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 2442490126     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000125242.43762.be     Document Type: Article

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