Diagnostic findings from testis fine needle aspiration mapping in obstructed and nonobstructed azoospermic men

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1709-1716

  Turek, Paul J ^a   Ljung, Britt Marie ^a   Cha, Imok ^a   Conaghan, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Infertility; Male; Needle; Oligospermia; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0034040911     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67526-X     Document Type: Article

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