Results of laser tissue soldering in vasovasostomy and epididymovasostomy: Experience in the rat animal model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 642-645

  Seaman, Eric K ^a   Kim, Edward D ^a   Kirsch, Andrew J ^a   Pan, Yu Chuan ^a   Lewitton, Steve ^a   Lipshultz, Larry I ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULOMA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0030852918     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64575-0     Document Type: Article

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