Re: Prepubertal Orchiopexy for Cryptorchidism May be Associated With Lower Risk of Testicular Cancer. T. J. Walsh, M. A. Dall'Era, M. S. Croughan, P. R. Carroll and P. J. Turek J Urol 2007; 178: 1440-1446

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 783-785

  Tuazon, Ellenie ^a   Banks, Kimberly ^a   Koh, Chester J ^a   De Filippo, Roger E ^a   Chang, Andy ^a   Hardy, Brian E ^a   Cortessis, Victoria K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; LETTER; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 46749118320     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.04.056     Document Type: Letter

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