Microsurgical varicocelectomy: A review

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-60

  Mehta, Akanksha ^a   Goldstein, Marc ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; hypogonadism; infertility; microsurgical varicocelectomy; orchalgia; varicocele repair

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENTATION; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROSURGERY; REVIEW; SCROTAL PAIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT INDICATION; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PAIN; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84872190295     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2012.98     Document Type: Review

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