Large bowel infarct following antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy for varicocele: A case report

Canadian Urological Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages e641-e643

  Vicini, Patrizio ^a   Di Pierro, Giovanni Battista ^b   Grande, Pietro ^b   Voria, Giuseppe ^c   Antonini, Gabriele ^b   De Marco, Ferdinando ^a   Di Nicola, Stefano ^a   Gentile, Vincenzo ^b  

^a Italian Neurotraumatologic Institute   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Department of Urology S Sebastiano Hospital Frascati   (Italy)

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EID: 84907021111     PISSN: 19116470     EISSN: 19201214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.1822     Document Type: Article

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