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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...
Autores principales: | Norões, Joaquim, Dreyer, Gerusa |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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