Efficacy of spermatic vein ligation in patients affected by high grade left varicocele

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-66

  Grasso, Marco ^a   Lania, Caterina ^b   Blanco, Salvatore ^a   Confalonieri, Silvia ^c   Grasso, Angelica A C ^d  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infertility; Ligation; Spermatic cord; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897906538     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.01.09     Document Type: Article

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