The volume of unilaterally undescended testis after hCG therapy compared to orchidopexy and combined methods
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Single scrotal-incision orchidopexy for palpable undescended testis in children
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عنوان ژورنال: Andrology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2047-2919
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12507