Laparoscopic manoeuvre for orchidopexy in high intra-abdominal testes when cremasteric artery is present

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-5

  De Carli, Claudio ^a   Bettolli, Marcos ^a   Leonard, Michael ^a   Jauregui, Esteban ^b   Guerra, Luis ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cremasteric artery; Intra abdominal testes; Laparoscopic orchiopexy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CREMASTERIC ARTERY; CRYPTORCHISM; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; HIGH INTRAABDOMINAL TESTIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS FUNCTION;

EID: 73349097217     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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