Angiographic findings of primary versus salvage varicoceles treated with selective gonadal vein embolization: An explanation for surgical treatment failure

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 556-560

  Rais Bahrami, Soroush ^a   Montag, Sylvia ^a   George, Arvin K ^a   Rastinehad, Ardeshir R ^a,b   Palmer, Lane S ^c   Siegel, David N ^b  

^a The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology   (United States)

^b Northwell Health   (United States)

^c Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADAL VEIN ANGIOEMBOLIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROPERITONEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; TESTIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860443325     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0387     Document Type: Review

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