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Original Articles

Early outcome of orchiopexy and analysis of predictive factors: A retrospective study from 2001 to 2010 in a Norwegian regional hospital

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Pages 474-481 | Received 21 Aug 2013, Accepted 10 Mar 2014, Published online: 11 Apr 2014

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