Loss of left testicular volume in men with clinical left varicocele: Correlation with grade of varicocele

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-41

  Zini, A ^a   Buckspan, M ^a   Berardinucci, D ^a   Jarvi, K ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Scrotal ultrasound; Subclinical varicocele; Testicular volume; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 79961194993     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019808988544     Document Type: Article

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