Ideal timing of orchiopexy: A systematic review

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-97

  Chan, Emily ^a   Wayne, Carolyn ^a   Nasr, Ahmed ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Fertility; Orchiopexy; Systematic review; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; ORCHIDOPEXY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFERTILITY; MALE; ORCHIOPEXY; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84892608177     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-013-3429-y     Document Type: Review

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