Effect of varicocelectomy on sperm parameters and pregnancy rate in patients with subclinical varicocele: A randomized prospective controlled study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1636-1638

  Yamamoto, Masanori ^a   Hibi, Hatsuki ^a   Hirata, Yoshifumi ^a   Miyake, Koji ^a   Ishigaki, Takeo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

infertility, male; pregnancy; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0029868663     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66149-4     Document Type: Article

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