Dilemma of adolescent varicocele: Long-term outcome in patients managed surgically and in patients managed expectantly

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 6 PART B, 2013, Pages 1018-1022

  Moursy, Essam Eldin S ^a   Eldahshoury, Mohammed Z ^a   Hussein, Mohammed M ^a   Mourad, Mohammed Zaki ^a   Badawy, Abdelbasset A ^a  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adolescent varicoceles; Catch up growth; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT VARICOCELES; CATCH-UP GROWTH; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84888430774     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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