The evaluation of saphenofemoral insufficiency in primary adult varicocele

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-154

  Koyuncu, Hakan ^a   Ergenoglu, Mehmet ^a   Yencilek, Faruk ^a   Gulcan, Nilay ^a   Tasdelen, Neslihan ^a   Yencilek, Esin ^b   Sarica, Kemal ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Varicose veins; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATIC VEIN; STANDING; ULTRASOUND; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VARICOCELE; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SPERMATIC CORD; VARICOCELE; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 79958023459     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.109.009258     Document Type: Article

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