Is physical examination useful in predicting epididymal obstruction?

Urology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1138-1140

  Kolettis, Peter N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; VASECTOMY; VASOEPIDIDYMOSTOMY;

EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PALPATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTICULAR DISEASES; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0035005811     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(01)00956-6     Document Type: Article

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