Neoadjuvant Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Therapy Before Surgery and Effect on Fertility Index in Unilateral Undescended Testes: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Urology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1251-1254

  Jallouli, Mohamed ^a   Rebai, Tarek ^b   Abid, Nouha ^b   Bendhaou, Mahdi ^a   Kassis, Mondher ^a   Mhiri, Riadh ^a  

^a HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FERTILITY; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TESTIS BIOPSY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67349097140     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.10.078     Document Type: Article

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