Puberty stage and spontaneous descent of acquired undescended testis: Implications for therapy?

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 597-602

  Sijstermans, K ^a   Hack, W W M ^a   Van Der Voort Doedens, L M ^a   Meijer, R W ^a   Haasnoot, K ^a  

^a Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acquired undescended testis; Cryptorchidism; Orchidopexy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; DELAYED PUBERTY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORGAN SIZE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCROTUM; TESTIS DESCENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PUBERTY; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; TESTIS;

EID: 33751268901     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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