High inguinal loupe-assisted varicocelectomy for subfertile men with varicococeles: Technical feasibility, clinical outcomes and complications

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-183

  Hsieh, M L ^a   Huang, S T ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Huang, H C ^a   Wang, T H ^a   Chu, S H ^a   Chang, P L ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infertile; Varicocelectomy; Varicose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VASECTOMY;

HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 79961183553     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: 15210375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010500428389     Document Type: Article

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