Long-Term Outcome of Laparoscopic Fowler-Stephens Orchiopexy in Boys With Intra-Abdominal Testis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1851-1856

  Esposito, C ^a   Vallone, G ^a   Savanelli, A ^a   Settimi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

cryptorchidism; laparoscopy; male; scrotum; testis; urologic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORCHIDOPEXY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 62049083327     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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