The natural history of semen parameters in untreated asymptomatic adolescent varicocele patients: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 77.e1-77.e5

  Chu, David I ^a   Zderic, Stephen A ^a   Shukla, Aseem R ^a   Srinivasan, Arun K ^a   Tasian, Gregory E ^a   Weiss, Dana A ^a   Long, Christopher J ^a   Canning, Douglas A ^a   Kolon, Thomas F ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent varicocele; Natural history; Semen analysis; Total motile count

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; VARICOCELE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UROLOGIC SURGERY; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VARICOCELE; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 85004006964     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.09.008     Document Type: Article

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