Is fixation of the contralateral testis justified after successful detorsion and fixation of the ipsilateral testis?

Marko Bašković

doi:10.1055/a-2069-2108

Aktuelle Urologie, Table of Contents

Aktuelle Urol 2023; 54(04): 313-314
DOI: 10.1055/a-2069-2108

Letter to the editor

Is fixation of the contralateral testis justified after successful detorsion and fixation of the ipsilateral testis?

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Marko Bašković

¹Department of pediatric urology, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia (Ringgold ID: RIN155543)

²Scientific Centre of Excellence for Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

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