Familial testicular torsion: A meta analysis suggests inheritance

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 683-690

  Shteynshlyuger, Alex ^a   Yu, Junhua ^b  

^a Phoenixville Urology Associates   (United States)

^b TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Genitalia, male; Spermatic cord torsion; Testis; Urologic surgical procedures, male

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMBASE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY HISTORY; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHERITANCE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; ORCHIDOPEXY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS TORSION; UNITED STATES;

GENETICS; GENITALIA, MALE; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

DISEASES IN TWINS; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84883457136     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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