Challenging the role of cremasteric reflux in the pathogenesis of varicocele using a new venographic approach

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-121

  Franco, Giorgio ^a   Iori, Francesco ^a   De Dominicis, Carlo ^a   Dal Forno, Silvia ^a   Mander, Antonio ^a   Laurenti, Cesare ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Phlebography; Varicocele; Vein

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPERMATIC VEIN; VARICOCELE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0032877377     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62080-9     Document Type: Article

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