Laparoscopic orchiopexy for palpable undescended testes: A five-year experience

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-324

  Riquelme, Mario ^a   Aranda, Arturo ^a,b   Rodriguez, Carlos ^a   Villalvazo, Humberto ^c   Alvarez, Guillermo ^a  

^a Grupo Christus Muguerza   (Mexico)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c Centro Medico Conchita C1 4 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORCHIDOPEXY; PALPATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS SIZE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750024084     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.16.321     Document Type: Article

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