Intravasal azoospermia: A surgical dilemma

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1089-1092

  Sheynkin, Y R ^a,b   Chen, M E ^c   Goldstein, M ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Intravasal fluid; Outcome; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BODY FLUID; CONCEPTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PATERNITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; STATISTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOVASOSTOMY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0034076653     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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