Recurrent varicoceles: Causes and treatment using angiography and magnification assisted subinguinal varicocelectomy

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 723-728

  Moon, Kyung Hyun ^a   Cho, Suk Ju ^b   Kim, Kun Suk ^a   Park, Seonghun ^c   Park, Sungchan ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cause; Recurrence; Treatment; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCROTAL SWELLING; SPERMATIC VEIN; TESTIS ATROPHY; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VEIN DILATATION; VEIN LIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863101757     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2012.53.4.723     Document Type: Article

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