The Effects of varicocelectomy on testicular arterial blood flow: Laparoscopic surgery versus microsurgery

Urology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1900-1906

  Zhang, Minghui ^a,b   Du, Lizhen ^b   Liu, Zhijun ^b   Qi, Hengtao ^c   Chu, Qiang ^b  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Microsurgery; Postoperative complications; Spermatic cord; Surgery; Treatment outcome; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULSATILE FLOW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULSATILE FLOW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84913539618     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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