Microsurgical vasovasostomy after failed vasovasostomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1052-1055

  Paick, Jae Seung ^a   Park, Jae Young ^a   Park, Dal Woo ^a   Park, Kwanjin ^a   Son, Hwancheol ^a   Kim, Soo Woong ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Infertility, male; Sperm; Surgical anastomosis; Testes; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASOEPIDIDYMOSTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0037362938     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000052666.97595.f6     Document Type: Article

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