Testicular growth from birth to two years of age, and the effect of orchidopexy at age nine months: A randomized, controlled study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 318-324

  Kollin, Claude ^a   Hesser, Ulf ^a   Ritzén, E Martin ^a   Karpe, Bengt ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Orchidopexy; Testicular volume; Therapy; Undescended testes

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCROTUM; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644585188     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500423812     Document Type: Article

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