A proposed anatomic typing of the right internal spermatic vein: Importance for percutaneous sclerotherapy of varicocele

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-197

  Siegel, Yoel ^a   Gat, Yigal ^b   Bacher, Gil N ^a   Gornish, Michael ^a  

^a Rabin Medical Center Beilinson Campus ^*  (Israel)

^b Andrology Unit   (Israel)

Author keywords

Infertility; Right internal spermatic vein; Sclerotherapy; Varicocele; Vein anatomy

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SPERMATIC VEIN; VARICOCELE; VEIN VALVE;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SPERMATIC CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VEINS;

EID: 32544432502     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-005-0037-9     Document Type: Article

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