Adolescent varicocelectomy: Postoperative catch-up growth is not secondary to lymphatic ligation

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Poon, Stephen A ^a   Kozakowski, Kristin A ^a   DeCastro, G Joel ^a   Gjertson, Carl K ^a   Glassberg, Kenneth I ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Laparoscopy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTICULAR ASYMMETRY; TESTIS DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 58649123904     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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