Anatomical variants of spermatic vein during endovascular treatment of the left varicoceles: A pediatric series;Variantes anatomiques de la veine spermatique lors du traitement endovasculaire des varicocèles gauches: Une série pédiatrique

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Garel, Laurent ^a   Dubois, Josée ^a   Rypens, Françoise ^a   Ouimet, Alain ^a   Yazbeck, Salam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPERMATIC VEIN; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 1342279344     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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