Relationship between varicocele grade, vein reflux and testicular growth arrest

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-730

  Zampieri, Nicola ^a   Zuin, Veronica ^a   Corroppolo, Michele ^a   Ottolenghi, Alberto ^a   Camoglio, Francesco Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Testicular growth arrest; Varicocele; Vein reflux

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; VEINS;

EID: 43749123665     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2143-7     Document Type: Article

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