Is adolescent varicocele a progressive disease process?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 1746-1748

  Diamond, David A ^a   Zurakowski, David ^a   Atala, Anthony ^a   Bauer, Stuart B ^a   Borer, Joseph G ^a   Cilento Jr , Bartley G ^a   Paltiel, Harriet ^a   Peters, Craig A ^a   Retik, Alan B ^a   Glassberg, Kenneth ^b   Homsy, Yves ^b   Clement, Michelle ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Adolescent; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; VARICOCELE;

EID: 4544279992     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000138375.49016.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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