Age at cryptorchidism diagnosis and orchiopexy in Denmark: A population based study of 508,964 boys born from 1995 to 2009

Journal of Urology

Volumn 186, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2011, Pages 1595-1600

  Jensen, Morten Søndergaard ^a   Olsen, Lars Henning ^a   Thulstrup, Ane Marie ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^c   Olsen, Jørn ^b   Henriksen, Tine Brink ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

age groups; cryptorchidism; diagnosis; orchiopexy; testis

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; DENMARK; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORCHIDOPEXY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 80052733595     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.03.070     Document Type: Article

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