Quantitative evaluation of biopty gun testis needle biopsy: Correlation between biopsy score of varicocele-bearing testis and sperm count

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 445-449

  Uygur, Mehmet Cemil ^a,b   Arik, Ali Ihsan ^a   Erol, Demokan ^a   Özer, Elif ^a   Üstün, Hüseyin ^a  

^a ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biopsy, needle; Sperm count; Testicular diseases; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; TESTIS BIOPSY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0033059682     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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