Treatment of varicocele with reference to age: A retrospective comparison of three minimally invasive procedures

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-65

  Beutner, S ^a   May, M ^a   Hoschke, B ^a   Helke, C ^a   Lein, M ^b   Roigas, J ^b   Johannsen, M ^b  

^a Carl Thiem Hospital   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Embolization; Laparoscopy; Sclerotherapy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTEGRADE SCLEROTHERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC VARICOCELECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROGRADE EMBOLIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 33845680609     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0684-6     Document Type: Article

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