The Palomo procedure in the treatment of boys with varicocele: A retrospective study of testicular growth and fertility

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 74-78

  Stern, R ^a,b   Kistler, W ^a   Scharli A F ^a  

^a Children's Hospital of Lucerne   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Pediatric Surgery Kinderspital Zürich ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fertility; Palomo procedure; Testicular volume; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS SIZE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0032413877     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050440     Document Type: Article

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