Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 207-210 , February 2008

Initial Experience with 3% Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate Foam and Fibered Coils for Management of Adolescent Varicocele

  • Eric Reiner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Room 5039 LMP, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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  • Jeffrey S. Pollak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Room 5039 LMP, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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  • Katharine J. Henderson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Room 5039 LMP, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
    • K.J.H. and R.I.W. were supported in part by the Josephine Lawrence Hopkins Foundation.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to K.J.H.
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  • Robert M. Weiss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Room 5039 LMP, New Haven, Connecticut 06520.
    • ,
  • Robert I. White Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Room 5039 LMP, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
    • K.J.H. and R.I.W. were supported in part by the Josephine Lawrence Hopkins Foundation.

Received 10 January 2007 ,Revised 18 August 2007 ,Accepted 19 August 2007.

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 From the SIR 2006 Annual Meeting.None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(07)01128-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.08.013

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 207-210 , February 2008

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