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Epidemiology of hydrocele and spermatocele; incidence, treatment and complications

Karl-Johan LundströmInstitution of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Lars SöderströmUnit of Research, Education and Development, Östersund Hospital, Östersund, Sweden; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6474-6501View further author information
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Henning JernowNU Hospital group, Trollhättan, Sweden; View further author information
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Pär StattinInstitution of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; ;Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
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Pär NordinInstitution of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; View further author information
Pages 134-138 | Received 29 Jan 2019, Accepted 25 Mar 2019, Published online: 16 Apr 2019

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