Cost-effective hydrocele ablation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 864-867

  Fracchia, J A ^a   Armenakas, N A ^a   Kohan, A D ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocele; Sclerotherapy; Scrotum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; SCLEROSING AGENT; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCROTUM DISORDER; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031905974     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63755-8     Document Type: Article

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