Phantom testis syndrome: Prevalence, phenomenology and putative mechanisms

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Pühse, Gerald ^a   Wachsmuth, Julia Urte ^a   Kemper, Sebastian ^a   Husstedt, Ingo W ^a   Kliesch, Sabine ^a   Evers, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amputation; Cortical representation; Orchiectomy; Pain; Phantom pain; Testis; Testis cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PHANTOM PAIN; PHANTOM TESTIS SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYNDROME; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EXTREMITIES; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PHANTOM LIMB; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSATION;

EID: 74349110396     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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