Microanatomy of the spermatic cords during microsurgical inguinal varicocelectomy: Initial experience in Asian men

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 897-899

  Wang, Xue Ke ^a   Wang, Hong Zhen ^a   Fu, Ding Jun ^a   Lai, Ming Kuen ^a  

^a XIAMEN CHANG GUNG HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

infertility; spermatic cord; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTERY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; FASCIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL SPERMATIC ARTERY; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCROTAL PAIN; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATIC VEIN; SURGEON; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VAS DEFERENS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84869069170     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2012.72     Document Type: Article

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