Persistent mullerian duct syndrome and transverse testicular ectopia: embryology, presentation, and management

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2116-2119

  Wuerstle, Melanie ^a   Lesser, Timothy ^a   Hurwitz, Richard ^a   Applebaum, Harry ^a   Lee, Steven L ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic orchiopexy; Nonpalpable testes; Persistent mullerian duct syndrome; Transverse testicular ectopia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC TESTIS; EMBRYOLOGY; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PERSISTENT MULLERIAN DUCT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TESTIS BIOPSY; TRANSVERSE TESTICULAR ECTOPIA; UNITED STATES; ZYGOTE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHORISTOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; SYNDROME; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPLETS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 36849036392     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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