The undescended testis: diagnosis, treatment and long-term consequences;Hodenhochstand: Diagnostik, therapie und langfristige konsequenzen

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 106, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 527-532

  Mathers, Michael J ^a,d   Sperling, Herbert ^b   Rübben, Herbert ^c   Roth, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Urologische Klinik   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^d Urologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Remscheid   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidisim; Fertility; Hormonal treatment; Maldescensus testis; Malignancy; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO;

AGGRESSION; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYPTORCHISM; DRUG ACTIVITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; ORCHIDOPEXY; PENIS DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CRYPTORCHIDISM; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 70349886584     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2009.0527     Document Type: Review

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