Transverse testicular ectopia: Correlation of embryology with laparoscopic findings

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-374

  Thambidorai, C R ^a   Khaleed, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Crossed ectopia; Ectopic; Embryology; Gubernaculum; Laparoscopy; Testis; Transverse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC TESTIS; EMBRYOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM DISORDER; SPERMATIC VEIN; TESTIS; TRANSVERSE TESTICULAR ECTOPIA; UTERUS; VAS DEFERENS;

CHORISTOMA; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; TESTIS;

EID: 43149090987     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-1932-8     Document Type: Article

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