Effectiveness of hormonal and surgical therapies for cryptorchidism: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Penson, David ^a   Krishnaswami, Shanthi ^a   Jules, Astride ^a   McPheeters, Melissa L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Systematic review; Undescended testicle

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; PLACEBO;

AGGRESSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CRYPTORCHISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAIR GROWTH; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTICULAR ENLARGEMENT; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS DESCENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRILIZATION;

CRYPTORCHIDISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNDESCENDED TESTICLE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHIOPEXY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878714311     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0072     Document Type: Review

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