The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1749-1752 , October 2004

LAPAROSCOPIC PALOMO VARICOCELE LIGATION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: RESULTS OF 103 CASES

  • MARTIN A. KOYLE

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Surgery/Urology and Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital, B-463, 1056 E. 19th Ave., Denver, Colorado 80218 (telephone: 303-837-2680; FAX: 303-864-5572)
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Bayer, Mentor, Q-Med, Alza and Cook
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  • SIAM OOTTAMASATHIEN
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  • ALBAHA BARQAWI
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  • ASHOK RAJIMWALE
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  • PETER D. FURNESS III

      Affiliations

    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Q-Med

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 Papers Presented at Annual Meeting of the Section on Urology, American Academy of Pediatrics

PII: S0022-5347(05)61353-5

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000138676.68054.67

The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1749-1752 , October 2004

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