Polyorchidism: A three-case report and review of the literature

Andrologia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-61

  Savas, M ^a   Yeni, E ^a   Ciftci, H ^a   Cece, H ^a   Topal, U ^a   Utangac, M M ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital anomaly; Cryptorchidism; Polyorchidism; Testes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC SCROTAL PAIN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYPTORCHISM; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC TESTIS; FOLLOW UP; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL REGION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORCHIECTOMY; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYORCHIDISM; SCROTAL PAIN; SCROTUM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTIS;

EID: 74549124256     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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