Varicocele is associated with an increase of connective tissue of the pampiniform plexus vein wall

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-369

  Iafrate, Massimo ^a   Galfano, Antonio ^a   Macchi, Veronica ^a   Ejituru, Ebugheme ^a   Sarasin, Gloria ^a   Porzionato, Andrea ^a   Novara, Giacomo ^b   de Caro, Raffaele ^a   Artibani, Walter ^a   Ficarra, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morphology; Spermaticvein; Structure; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; VARICOCELE; VEIN;

ADULT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; MALE; VARICOCELE; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349183281     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-008-0352-2     Document Type: Article

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