Advances in Urology
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 685897, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/685897
Clinical Study
Male Genitoplasty for Intersex Disorders
Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Received 10 May 2008; Accepted 5 August 2008
Academic Editor: Miroslav L. Djordjevic
Copyright © 2008 Shilpa Sharma and Devendra K. Gupta. This is an open access article distributed under the
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