The Journal of Urology
Volume 178, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1589-1593 , October 2007

Surgical Treatment of Unilaterally Undescended Testes: Testicular Growth After Randomization to Orchiopexy at Age 9 Months or 3 Years

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 Study received approval from the Committee for Ethics in Medical Research at Karolinska Institutet.

 Supported by Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset, Sällskapet Barnavård, Kronprinsessans Lovisas och Axel Tielmans fond för barnsjukvård and Sven Jerrings Fond.

PII: S0022-5347(07)00871-3

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.173

The Journal of Urology
Volume 178, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1589-1593 , October 2007

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