High prevalence of bilateral varicoceles confirmed with ultrasonography

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-118

  Trussell, J C ^a   Haas, Gabriel P ^a   Wojtowycz, Andrij ^a   Landas, Steve ^a   Blank, William ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; Male; Scrotum; Testis; Ultrasonography; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SCROTUM; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0242363662     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025905908378     Document Type: Article

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