Laparoscopic vs open varicocelectomy in children and adolescents: Review of the recent literature and meta-analysis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2464-2469

  Borruto, Francesca Astra ^a   Impellizzeri, Pietro ^a   Antonuccio, Pietro ^a   Finocchiaro, Alessandra ^a   Scalfari, Gianfranco ^a   Arena, Francesco ^a   Esposito, Ciro ^b   Romeo, Carmelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Meta analysis; Treatment; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERY LIGATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC VARICOCELECTOMY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPEN VARICOCELECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VEIN LIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIES; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIGATION; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VEINS;

EID: 78649739637     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.07.007     Document Type: Review

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