Urology
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 1475-1477

Transverse Testicular Ectopia Associated With Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome: Another Entity in Which Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Unreliable

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.03.043

Urology
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 1475-1477

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