The surgical difficulty of microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy is similar regardless of age

Journal of Urology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2397-2401

  Park, Kwanjin ^a   Cho, Sung Yong ^a   Kim, Soo Woong ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

operative; pediatrics; surgical procedures; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EXTERNAL SPERMATIC CORD; GUBERNACULUM; HUMAN; INTERNAL SPERMATIC ARTERY; INTERNAL SPERMATIC CORD; INTERNAL SPERMATIC VEIN; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MICROSURGICAL SUBINGUINAL VARICOCELECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DIFFICULTY; SURGICAL STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755136611     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.07.110     Document Type: Article

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