Percutaneous treatment of varicocele with microcoil embolization: Comparison of treatment outcome with laparoscopic varicocelectomy

Vascular

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Bechara, Carlos F ^a   Weakley, Sarah M ^a   Kougias, Panagiotis ^a   Athamneh, Husam ^a   Duffy, Patrick ^a   Khera, Mohit ^a   Kobayashi, Katsuhiro ^a   Lin, Peter H ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic varicocelectomy; Microcoil embolotherapy; Percutaneous embolization; Varicocele embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC VARICOCELECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCOIL EMBOLIZATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649122171     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2009.00062     Document Type: Article

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