Incidence of Testicular Ascent in Boys With Retractile Testes

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 4 SUPPLEMENT, 2007, Pages 1722-1725

  Stec, Andrew A ^a   Thomas, John C ^a   DeMarco, Romano T ^a   Pope IV, John C ^a   Brock III, John W ^a   Adams, Mark C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

abnormalities; cryptorchidism; testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTILE TESTIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCROTUM; TELEPHONE; TENSION; TESTICULAR ASCENT; TESTIS DISEASE;

EID: 34548382583     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.091     Document Type: Article

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