Long-term effects of microsurgical varicocelectomy on pain and sperm parameters in clinical varicocele patients with scrotal pain complaints

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 611-614

  Armagan A ^a   Ergun O ^b   Bas E ^b   Oksay, T ^b   Kosar A ^b  

^a BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Microsurgical; Pain; Spermia parameters; Subinguinal varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SCROTAL PAIN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; SCROTUM; SPERMATOZOA; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84861487183     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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