Adolescent Varicocelectomy-Is the Potential for Catch-Up Growth Related to Age and/or Tanner Stage?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 322-327

  DeCastro, G Joel ^a   Shabsigh, Ahmad ^a   Poon, Stephen A ^a   Laor, Laurent ^a   Glassberg, Kenneth I ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; male; spermatic cord; testis; urologic surgical procedures; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREPUBERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149093605     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.09.037     Document Type: Article

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