Polyorchidism: a case report and classification

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1933-1935

  Bergholz, Robert ^a   Koch, Bernward ^a   Spieker, Tilmann ^a   Lohse, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory testis; Classification; Polyorchidism; Supernumerary testis; Triorchidism

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; POLYORCHIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATIC CORD; TAXONOMY; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; TUNICA VAGINALIS;

CHILD; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 36049001519     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.07.031     Document Type: Article

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