Laparoscopic management of nonpalpable testis: New treatment strategy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 635-640

  Kojima, Yoshiyuki ^a   Mizuno, Kentaro ^a   Kamisawa, Hideyuki ^a   Kato, Toshiki ^a   Kohri, Kenjiro ^a   Hayashi, Yutaro ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAABDOMINAL TESTIS; INTRACANALICULAR TESTIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONPALPABLE TESTIS; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTICULAR NUBBIN; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTIS DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PALPATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TESTIS;

EID: 79953825114     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0496     Document Type: Article

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