A comparison between open and percutaneous needle biopsies in men with azoospermia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1266-1271

  Rosenlund, B ^a   Kvist, U ^a   Ploen L ^b   Rozell, B Lundh ^a   Sjoblom P ^a   Hillensjo T ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Fertility Center Scandinavia   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Histopathological diagnosis; Open testicular biopsy; Percutaneous testicular biopsy; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; RELIABILITY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0031811448     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1266     Document Type: Article

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