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Scrotal Scintigraphy Vs Scrotal Thermography: A Comparison of Scrotal Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis of Varicocele

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Varicocele and Male Infertility II

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In otherwise normal and healthy young men the most frequent cause of subfertility is varicocele. As this is also the cause most easy to cure, correct diagnosis of varicocele is extremely important.

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  1. D. Nicolaij
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheba, Israel

    M. Glezerman M.D. (Gynecologist, Obstetrician, Andrologist, Senior lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences) (Gynecologist, Obstetrician, Andrologist, Senior lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences)

  2. Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel

    M. Glezerman M.D. (Gynecologist, Obstetrician, Andrologist, Senior lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences) (Gynecologist, Obstetrician, Andrologist, Senior lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences)

  3. Section of Andrology Dept. of Dermatology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg School of Medicine, Hartmannstraße 14, D-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    E. W. Jecht Dr.med (Andrologist and Dermatologist) (Andrologist and Dermatologist)

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Nicolaij, D. et al. (1984). Scrotal Scintigraphy Vs Scrotal Thermography: A Comparison of Scrotal Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis of Varicocele. In: Glezerman, M., Jecht, E.W. (eds) Varicocele and Male Infertility II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69435-6_10

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