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Editorial
. 2016 Mar-Apr;18(2):161-2.
doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.172819.

Varicocele and male infertility: current concepts and future perspectives

Ashok Agarwal  1 , Sandro C Esteves  2
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Editorial

Varicocele and male infertility: current concepts and future perspectives

Ashok Agarwal et al. Asian J Androl. 2016 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

This Special Issue of Asian Journal of Andrology is fully dedicated to the thematic area of Varicocele, which has been one of the most controversial issues in the field of Urology, Andrology, and Reproductive Medicine. Recognized as a clinical entity for over a century, varicocele from Latin: varix (dilated vein) and from Greek: kele (tumor) still elicits heated debate among scientists and clinicians on an arguable negative effect on male fertility and gonadal function and has fueled thousands of scholarly articles since its first report in the 18th century.

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