Recurrent varicocele: Role of antegrade sclerotherapy as first choice treatment

European Urology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 614-618

  Mazzoni, G ^a,c   Minucci, S ^a   Gentile, V ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Recurrent varicocele; Sclerotherapy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0036625033     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(02)00128-8     Document Type: Article

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