A high predictive value of the first testicular fine needle aspiration in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia for sperm recovery at the subsequent attempt

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 139-142

  Fasouliotis, S J ^a   Safran, A ^a   Porat Katz, A ^a   Simon, A ^a   Laufer, N ^a   Lewin, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Histology; Non obstructive azoospermia; Predictive value; Testicular sperm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AZOOSPERMIA; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERM DONOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0036158858     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.1.139     Document Type: Article

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