Association between the length of the vas deferens excised during vasectomy and the risk of postvasectomy recanalization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1003-1007

  Labrecque, Michel ^a,b   Hoang, Diem Quan ^a   Turcot, Lucile ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Unite de medecine familiale   (Canada)

Author keywords

Male sterilization; Methods; Recanalization; Vas occlusion; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0037381317     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04924-5     Document Type: Article

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