Pure NOTES transvesical venous ligation: translational animal model of varicocelectomy

OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of pure natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) transvesical venous ligation mimicking bilateral varicocelectomy in an animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Transvesical NOTES bilateral venous ligation was performed in 6 female pigs by considering...

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Main Author: Osório, L (author)
Other Authors: Silva, D (author), Autorino, R (author), Damiano, R (author), Correia-Pinto, J (author), Lima, E (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/291
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.hospitaldebraga.pt:10400.23/291