Varicocelectomy: Microsurgical Inguinal Varicocelectomy is the Treatment of Choice

Overview

Journal Can Urol Assoc J

Specialty Urology

Date 2008 Jun 11

PMID 18542804

Citations 5

Authors

Saleh Binsaleh

Kirk C Lo

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