Laparoscopic management of impalpable undescended testes: 20 years′ experience

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 149-153

  Mehendale, Vinay ^a   Shenoy, Sharad ^a   Shah, Rupin ^a   Chaudhari, Namita ^a   Mehendale, Alap ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; cryptorchidism; laparoscopic surgical procedures; testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PORT SITE HERNIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE STAGE LAPAROSCOPIC ORCHIOPEXY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TWO STAGE FOWLER STEPHENS LAPAROSCOPIC ORCHIOPEXY; WORK EXPERIENCE; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 84885630958     PISSN: 09729941     EISSN: 19983921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.118822     Document Type: Article

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