Scrotal Incision Orchiopexy for Undescended Testes With or Without a Patent Processus Vaginalis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1516-1518

  Bassel, Yaser S ^a   Scherz, Hal C ^a   Kirsch, Andrew J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cryptorchidism; male; testis; urologic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INCISION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORCHIDOPEXY; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCROTUM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 33947205556     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.11.075     Document Type: Article

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