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Con una prevalenza del 40% nei maschi infertili, il varicocele rappresenta la principale causa correggibile di infertilità. Nel bambino, la prevalenza del varicocele va da meno dell’ 1% al di sotto di 10 anni fino al 15%, la stessa degli adulti, dopo la pubertà.
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Cimador, M., Sergio, M., Di Pace, M.R., De Grazia, E. (2010). Varicocele. In: Videochirurgia pediatrica. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1797-9_15
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