The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages e59-e60 , May 2010

Urogenital nonunion—a rare anomaly associated with the undescended testis

Received 24 April 2009 ,Revised 4 June 2009

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.06.025

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages e59-e60 , May 2010

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