Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 5 , Pages 248-251 , May 2010

Experience of Varicocele Management During Ipsilateral Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A Prospective Study

  • Shiou-Sheng Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Taipei City Hospital Renai Branch, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Urology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • William J. Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr William J. Huang, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 10 November 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2010.

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PII: S1726-4901(10)70053-8

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70053-8

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 5 , Pages 248-251 , May 2010

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