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Original Article

The prevalence and severity of varicocele in adult population over the age of forty years old: a cross-sectional study

Huseyin BesirogluDepartment of Urology, Catalca Ilyas Cokay State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Correspondence[email protected]
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Alper OtunctemurDepartment of Urology, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; View further author information
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Murat DursunDepartment of Urology, Malatya Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; View further author information
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Emin OzbekDepartment of Urology, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
Pages 207-213 | Received 16 Mar 2018, Accepted 13 Apr 2018, Published online: 23 Apr 2018

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