Testicular biopsy in prepubertal boys: A worthwhile minor surgical procedure?

Nature Reviews Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 141-150

  Faure, Alice ^a   Bouty, Aurore ^a   O'Brien, Mike ^a   Thorup, Jorgen ^b   Hutson, John ^a   Heloury, Yves ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

CARCINOMA IN SITU; COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MINOR SURGERY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; AGE; BIOPSY; CHILD; INFERTILITY, MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SURGERY;

AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MINOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TESTIS;

EID: 84960131249     PISSN: 17594812     EISSN: 17594820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2015.312     Document Type: Review

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