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A Mechanism for Chronic Filarial Hydrocele with Implications for Its Surgical Repair

BACKGROUND: Chronic hydrocele is the most common manifestation of bancroftian filariasis, an endemic disease in 80 countries. In a prospective study, we evaluated the occurrence of intrascrotal lymphangiectasia, gross appearance/consistency of the testis, and the efficacy of complete excision of hyd...

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Autores principales: Norões, Joaquim, Dreyer, Gerusa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2879368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000695