Microsurgical testicular denervation for the treatment of chronic testicular pain - Initial results

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 393-396

  de Oliveira, Rafael Garcia ^a   Camara, Cesar ^a   Alves, João de Magalhães Avancini Ferreira ^a   Coelho, Rafael Ferreira ^a   Lucon, Antonio Marmo ^a   Srougi, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Denervation; Microsurgery; Pain; Testicular diseases; Urologic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENERVATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; REMISSION; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENERVATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; REMISSION INDUCTION; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTICULAR DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849128238     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009000500004     Document Type: Article

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