Nerve injury after laparoscopic varicocelectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 691-693

  Chrouser, Kristin ^a   Vandersteen, David ^b   Crocker, Julie ^b   Reinberg, Yuri ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Pediatric Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Neuralgia; Postoperative complications; Testis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOME; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC VARICOCELECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE INJURY; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VARICOCELE;

EID: 3142583079     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000129368.47533.f8     Document Type: Article

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