Natural spermatoceles in irreversible obstructive azoospermia - Reservoirs of viable spermatozoa for assisted conception

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1919-1922

  Hirsh, A V ^a   Dean, N L ^b   Mohan, P J ^a   Shaker, A G ^c   Bekir, J S ^a  

^a Hallam Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Ross Hall Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyst of epididymis; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Male infertility; Obstructive azoospermia; Spermatocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROINJECTION; OBSTRUCTION; SPERMATOCELE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0029819079     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019517     Document Type: Article

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