Undescended Testis, Torsion, and Varicocele

Pediatric Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1003-1019

  Hutson, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-07255-7.00077-5     Document Type: Chapter

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