Efficacy of varicocelectomy in the treatment of hypogonadism in subfertile males with clinical varicocele: A meta-analysis

Andrologia

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Chen, X ^a   Yang, D ^a   Lin, G ^a   Bao, J ^a   Wang, J ^a   Tan, W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

hypogonadism; subfertile; testosterone; varicocele; varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; EMBASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE SUBFERTILITY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBFERTILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; BLOOD; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 85017389507     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12778     Document Type: Article

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