Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration: Review of techniques, preoperative considerations, and results

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-9

  Girardi, Sarah K ^a   Schlegel, Peter N ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADAL AGENESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSURGERY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VAS DEFERENS;

EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INHALATION; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030000741     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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