Conservative Management of Adolescent Varicoceles: A Retrospective Review

Urology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-80

  Preston, Mark A ^a   Carnat, Toby ^a   Flood, Trevor ^a   Gaboury, Isabelle ^a   Leonard, Michael P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 45849140829     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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