The efficacy of bilateral varicocelectomy in patients with palpable bilateral varicoceles: Comparative study with unilateral varicocele

Urological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 407-409

  Fujisawa, Masato ^a   Ishikawa, Tomomoto ^b   Takenaka, Atsushi ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral varicocele testis; Spermatogenesis; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILATERAL VARICOCELE; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNILATERAL VARICOCELE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADULT; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0347478038     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-003-0361-y     Document Type: Article

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