Lymphatic sparing laparoscopic Palomo varicocelectomy for varicoceles in children: intermediate results

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1509-1513

  Tong, Qiangsong ^a   Zheng, Liduan ^a   Tang, Shaotao ^a   Du, Zhiyong ^a   Wu, Zehua ^a   Mei, Hong ^a   Ruan, Qinglan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Laparoscopy; Palomo varicocelectomy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SPARING LAPAROSCOPIC PALOMO VARICOCELECTOMY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPERMATIC VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS HYPOTROPHY; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VARICOCELE;

EID: 67650931892     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.049     Document Type: Article

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