Cryptorchidism With Short Spermatic Vessels: Staged Orchiopexy Preserving Spermatic Vessels

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1163-1168

  Dessanti, A ^a   Falchetti, D ^b   Iannuccelli, M ^a   Milianti, S ^b   Altana, C ^b   Tanca, A R ^b   Ubertazzi, M ^a   Strusi, G P ^a   Fusillo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Spedali Civili ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

cryptorchidism; testis; urogenital abnormalities; urogenital surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORCHIDOPEXY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS SIZE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FLUOROCARBON POLYMERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD; TRACTION;

EID: 68149137733     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.050     Document Type: Article

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