Peak Retrograde Flow: A Novel Predictor of Persistent, Progressive and New Onset Asymmetry in Adolescent Varicocele

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2717-2723

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

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; male; testis; ultrasonography; urologic surgical procedures; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VARICOCELE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349166986     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.038     Document Type: Article

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