Epidemiology and pathogenesis of cryptorchidism
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The epidemiology of congenital cryptorchidism, testicular ascent and orchiopexy.
PURPOSE The frequency, significance and possible etiology of testicular ascent (acquired cryptorchidism) are characterized in light of the known incidence and natural history of congenital cryptorchidism, and data provided by longitudinal and epidemiological studies of ascended testes and orchiopexy rates. MATERIALS AND METHODS We comprehensively reviewed the literature addressing the epidemi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction Update
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1460-2369,1355-4786
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmm027