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01-03-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Testicular Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Life-Threatening Hemorrhage Postorchidectomy

Authors: Mark D. Ingram, Andrew J. Symes, Harry G. A. Naerger, Andrew G. Hatrick

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 2/2009

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The paired testicular arteries are slender retroperitoneal branches of the abdominal aorta that supply blood to both testes. Each artery usually arises from the anterolateral aspect of the aorta just distal to the renal arteries [1], but it can originate from the renal artery itself, the middle suprarenal artery, or one of the lumbar arteries [2]. …

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Title: Testicular Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Life-Threatening Hemorrhage Postorchidectomy
Authors: Mark D. Ingram
Andrew J. Symes
Harry G. A. Naerger
Andrew G. Hatrick
Publication date: 01-03-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-008-9391-8

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