Adolescent varicocele: A large multicenter analysis of complications and recurrence in academic programs

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 186.e1-186.e6

  Lurvey, Robert ^a   Durbin Johnson, Blythe ^b   Kurzrock, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocele; Laparoscopy; Surgery; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; FACULTY PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; SPERMATIC VEIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

EID: 84939262185     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.05.003     Document Type: Article

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