Macroscopic and microsurgical varicocelectomy: What's the intraoperative difference?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 603-608

  Liu, Xiaopeng ^a   Zhang, Hao ^a   Ruan, Xingxing ^a   Xiao, Hengjun ^a   Huang, Wentao ^a   Li, Liaoyuan ^a   Gao, Xin ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intraoperative difference; Macroscopy; Microsurgery; Varicocele; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATIC CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIES; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATIC CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878260247     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-012-0950-x     Document Type: Article

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