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The association between varicocele and ankylosing spondylitis via color duplex sonography

Cihad HamidiDepartment of Radiology, Medical School, Dicle University, Yenişehir, 21280 Diyarbakır, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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İbrahim BatmazDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Hatice GümüşDepartment of Radiology, Medical School, Dicle University, Yenişehir, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Necmettin PenbegülDepartment of Urology, Medical School, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Mehmet Guli ÇetinçakmakDepartment of Radiology, Medical School, Dicle University, Yenişehir, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Mehmet TahtasızDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Aslan BiliciDepartment of Radiology, Medical School, Dicle University, Yenişehir, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Kemal NasDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Pages 162-165 | Received 31 Oct 2012, Accepted 25 Jan 2013, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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