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ArticlePediatric surgery international2017

Subcutaneous endoscopically assisted ligation of spermatic vessels (SEAL-SV) using an epidural-&-spinal needle: a novel technique to repair adolescent varicocele.

Furan Wang, Yi Chen, Junfeng Zhao, Hongji Zhong, Yan Li, Zhan Shi

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Article in Pediatric surgery international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Furan WangDepartment of Pediatric Urology, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, 315031, Zhejiang, China. pheonix925@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4879-6752
Yi ChenDepartment of Pediatric Urology, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, 315031, Zhejiang, China.
Junfeng ZhaoDepartment of Pediatric Urology, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, 315031, Zhejiang, China.
Hongji ZhongDepartment of Pediatric Urology, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, 315031, Zhejiang, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Pediatric Urology, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, 315031, Zhejiang, China.
Zhan ShiDepartment of Pediatric Urology, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, 315031, Zhejiang, China.
Ningbo No. 2 Hospital · CNNingbo No.6 Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a novel technique of subcutaneous endoscopically assisted ligation of spermatic vessels (SEAL-SV) using a modified epidural-&-spinal needle. This technique achieves very cosmetic and minimally invasive outcomes. We have successfully performed SEAL-SV for five consecutive boys and considered it a simple, safe, and effective procedure for adolescent varicoceles.

Indexed as

AdolescentChildHumansLigationMaleMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresNeedlesSpermatic CordSubcutaneous TissueVaricoceleVideo-Assisted SurgeryAdolescentsEpidural-&-spinal needleLaparoscopySEAL-SVVaricocele

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PMID28638941
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