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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Anatomic and hemodynamic evaluation of renal venous flow in varicocele formation using color Doppler sonography with emphasis on renal vein entrapment syndrome

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Pages 42-46 | Received 19 Dec 2005, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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