Long-term effect of varicocele repair on intratesticular arterial resistance index

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 148-152

  Balci, Ali ^a   Karazincir, Sinem ^a   Gorur, Sadik ^a   Sumbas, Haldun ^a   Egilmez, Ertugrul ^a   Inandi, Tacettin ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Doppler; Resistance index; Semen; Testis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLE; TESTIS; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VARICOCELE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ARTERIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 41149127268     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20439     Document Type: Article

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