Additional Benefit of Laparoscopy for Nonpalpable Testes: Finding A Contralateral Patent Processus

Urology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1059-1063

  Onal, Bulent ^a   Kogan, Barry A ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS ATROPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 44649139196     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.11.157     Document Type: Article

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