Utility of percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration in situations of unexpected obstructive azoospermia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1013-1014

  Meniru, Godwin I ^a   Forman, Robert G ^a   Craft, Ian L ^a  

^a London Gynaecology Fertility Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICSI; Percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration; Surgical sperm retrieval

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; SPERM; TESTIS BIOPSY; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0030925780     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.5.1013     Document Type: Article

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