Dr. Ryan P. Smith: management of chronic orchialgia
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tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. The 111 American Urological Association Annual Meeting 2016 (AUA 2016) was held successfully in San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, USA from May 6 to 10, 2016. It is the largest scientific meeting to gather together urologists in the world and to provide latest advances in urologic medicine. During the meeting, Dr. Ryan P. Smith (Figure 1) from University of Virginia Health System was the director of the course on The Role of Surgical Management in Chronic Orchialgia. We are honored to invite Dr. Smith for an interview on chronic orchialgia (Figure 2).
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Medical management of chronic orchialgia
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