Efficacy and safety of two different n-Butyl-2-cyanoacrylates for the embolization of varicoceles: A prospective, randomized, blinded study

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 598-606

  Vanlangenhove, Peter ^a   De Keukeleire, Katrien ^a   Everaert, Karel ^a   Van Maele, Georges ^a   Defreyne, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Embolization; Tissue adhesives; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE; GLUBRAN2; TISSUE ADHESIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ETHIODIZED OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; SPERMATIC VEIN; VARICOCELE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ENBUCRILATE; ETHIODIZED OIL; HUMANS; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84864318391     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-011-0188-9     Document Type: Article

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