Is the Fowler-Stephens procedure still indicated for the treatment of nonpalpable intraabdominal testis?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1999-2003

  Daher, Paul ^a   Nabbout, Philippe ^a   Feghali, Jawad ^a   Riachy, Edward ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Fowler Stephens technique; Intraabdominal testis; Nonpalpable testis; Orchidopexy; Undescended testis

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; FOWLER STEPHENS TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONPALPABLE INTRAABDOMINAL TESTIS; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORCHIOPEXY; PALPATION; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350041336     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.06.012     Document Type: Review

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