Initial experience with percutaneous selective embolization: A truly minimally invasive treatment of the adolescent varicocele with no risk of hydrocele development

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 567-571

  Storm, Douglas W ^a   Hogan, Mark J ^a   Jayanthi, Venkata R ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Embolization; Sclerotherapy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCROTAL PAIN; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957847318     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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