Varicocelectomy in Adolescent Boys: Long-Term Experience With the Palomo Procedure

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 1657-1660

  Feber, Kevin M ^a   Kass, Evan J ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; postoperative complications; testicular hydrocele; testis; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; HYDROCELECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALOMO TECHNIQUE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCROTAL PAIN; SPERMATIC VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VEIN LIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 51049093570     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.03.099     Document Type: Article

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