CT in localization of impalpable cryptorchid testes
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Impalpable testes--is imaging really helpful?
The study evaluated the role of imaging studies in the diagnosis of impalpable undescended testes. A total of 40 children referred with 45 impalpable undescended testes had an ultrasound scan and clinical examination by a pediatric surgeon. 22 out of these 45 testes were found to be palpable on clinical examination by a pediatric surgeon. Of the remaining 23 boys (23 units of testes), 21 underw...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.134.4.725