The Journal of Urology
Volume 163, Issue 5 , Pages 1448-1450 , May 2000

THE ULTRASONIC DESCRIPTION OF POSTPUBERTAL TESTICLES IN MEN WHO HAVE UNDERGONE PREPUBERTAL ORCHIOPEXY FOR CRYPTORCHIDISM

,Accepted 17 December 1999.

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The Journal of Urology
Volume 163, Issue 5 , Pages 1448-1450 , May 2000