Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of nonpalpable testis

INTRODUCTION: Treatment of the cryptorchid testicle is justified due to the increased risk of infertility and malignancy as well as the risk of testicular trauma and psychological stigma on patients and their parents. Approximately 20% of cryptorchid testicles are nonpalpable. In these cases, the vi...

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Main Author: Denes,Francisco T. (author)
Other Authors: Saito,Fernando J. (author), Silva,Frederico A. (author), Giron,Amilcar M. (author), Machado,Marcos (author), Srougi,Miguel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382008000300010
Country:Brazil
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