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Orchidopexy and Orchidectomy

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Name of Procedure: Open orchidopexy

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

    Kim A. R. Hutton

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  1. Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Prasad Godbole

  2. Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Duncan T. Wilcox

  3. Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

    Martin A. Koyle

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Hutton, K.A.R. (2016). Orchidopexy and Orchidectomy. In: Godbole, P., Wilcox, D., Koyle, M. (eds) Consent in Pediatric Urology . Handbook Series of Consent in Pediatric Surgical Subspecialities . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43527-5_14

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