A percutaneous large-needle aspiration biopsy technique for histologic examination of the testis in infertile patients

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 756-760

  Carpi, Angelo ^a   Fabris, Fabrizio Menchini ^a   Gorini, Ilaria ^a   Gaeta, Patrizia ^a   Romani, Rossana ^a   Marchetti, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infertility; Large needle aspiration biopsy; Testicle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEEDLE; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 0032982426     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00518-4     Document Type: Article

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