Microanatomy of the Left and Right Spermatic Cords at Subinguinal Microsurgical Varicocelectomy: Comparative Study of Primary and Redo Repairs

Urology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1324-1327

  Libman, Jamie L ^a   Segal, Robert ^a   Baazeem, Abdulaziz ^a   Boman, Jason ^a   Zini, Armand ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952742435     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.11.033     Document Type: Article

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