Hydrocele in the Pediatric Patient: Inguinal or Scrotal Approach?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 1724-1728

  Wilson, Jason M ^a   Aaronson, David S ^a   Schrader, Ronald ^a   Baskin, Laurence S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

age groups; hydrocele; ligation; scrotum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL REGION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; SCROTUM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; VAGINA PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIGATION; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 51249116241     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.03.111     Document Type: Article

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