Adolescent varicocele

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 263-267

  Diamond, David A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Testis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ARTERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; HEAT; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; MALE; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34250176902     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3281ddb30c     Document Type: Review

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