Diagnosis and Management of Cryptorchidism

European Urology, Supplements

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 2-9

  Comploj, Evi ^a   Pycha, Armin ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Therapy; Undescended testis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTORCHISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HEREDITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE FERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84857637685     PISSN: 15699056     EISSN: 18781500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eursup.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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