Single stage Fowler-Stephens orchidopexy: A preferred alternative in the treatment of nonpalpable testes

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 759-761

  Horasanli, Kaya ^a   Miroglu, Cengiz ^a   Tanriverdi, Orhan ^a   Kendirci, Muammer ^a   Boylu, Ugur ^a   Gumus, Eyup ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NONPALPABLE TESTIS; ORCHIDOPEXY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 33748418314     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1739-z     Document Type: Article

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