Retroperitoneoscopic varicocelectomy in children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 846-849

  Cobellis, Giovanni ^a   Mastroianni, Luciano ^a   Cruccetti, Alba ^a   Amici, Giuseppe ^a   Martino, Ascanio ^a  

^a Salesi Children's Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Retroperitoneoscopy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; KIDNEY VEIN; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 19444374079     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.01.055     Document Type: Article

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