Histologic Evaluation of the Testicular Remnant Associated with the Vanishing Testes Syndrome: Is Surgical Management Necessary?

Urology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1204-1206

  Storm, Douglas ^a   Redden, Timothy ^b   Aguiar, Maria ^b   Wilkerson, Myra ^a   Jordan, Gerald ^b   Sumfest, Joel ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRYPTORCHISM; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS DISEASE; VAS DEFERENS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 37349055388     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.08.020     Document Type: Article

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