Testicular torsion: Orchiectomy or orchiopexy?

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 210-213

  Taskinen, Seppo ^a   Taskinen, Mervi ^a   Rintala, Risto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fertility; FSH; Inhibin B; Testicular torsion; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS TORSION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PUBERTY; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 44449142867     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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