Loupe-assisted high inguinal varicocelectomy for sub-fertile men with varicoceles

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 479-484

  Hsieh, Ming Li ^a   Chang, Phei Lang ^b   Huang, Shih Tsung ^b   Wang, Ta Ming ^b   Tsui, Ke Hung ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Infertility; Varicocelectomy; Varicoceles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL REGION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPE; MICROSURGERY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAMPLING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATIC VEIN; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VEIN DILATATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; MICROSURGERY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0141537304     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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