Outcome of microsurgical reconstruction in men with suspected epididymal obstruction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 831-834

  Berardinucci, Don ^a   Zini, Armand ^a   Jarvi, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Microsurgery; Oligospermia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSURGERY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031931447     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63745-5     Document Type: Article

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