Management of undescended testes in children in Zaria, Nigeria
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Management of undescended testes in children in Zaria, Nigeria.
OBJECTIVE To study the presentation, management and outcome of undescended testes in children in a northern Nigerian population. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. SUBJECTS Thirty six children aged < or = 12 years with 43 undescended testes managed in 10 years. INTERVENTIONS Orchidopexy, orchidectomy, herniotomy. RESULTS The ...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v77i9.46694