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Clinical: Research Communication

Microstructures of the spermatic cord with three-dimensional reconstruction of sections of the cord and application to varicocele

Yu Yanga Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China;b Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Xiaoqiang Wuc Department of Urology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, ChinaView further author information
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Qu Lengb Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Wei Sub Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Shuo Wangb Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Rongwei Xingd Department of Urology, Affiliated Weihai Second Municipal Hospital of Qingdao University, Weihai, Shandong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Xumin Zhoub Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Daojun Lve Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Bingkun Lib Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiangming Maob Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 216-222 | Received 02 Oct 2019, Accepted 28 Feb 2020, Published online: 23 Mar 2020

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