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    Undescended Testicle



    References

    Citations

    1. Elder JS (2007). Disorders and anomalies of the scrotal contents. In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed., pp. 2260–2265. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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    • Pettersson A, et al. (2007). Age at surgery for undescended testis and risk of testicular cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(18): 1835–1841.

    • Schneck FX, Bellinger MF (2007). Abnormalities of the testes and scrotum and their surgical management. In AJ Wein, ed., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed., vol. 4, pp. 3761–3798. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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    • Zeitler PS, et al. (2011). Cryptorchidism section of Endocrine disorders. In WW Hay Jr et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics, 20th ed., pp. 973–974. New York: McGraw-Hill.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference April 1, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
    Reference Peter Anderson, MD, FRCS(C) - Pediatric Urology


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