Microsurgical vasoepididymostomy: A prospective randomized study of 3 intussusception techniques in rats

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1924-1929

  Chan, Peter T K ^a   Li, Philip S ^c   Goldstein, Marc ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Epididymis; Microsurgery; Oligospermia; Rats, Wistar; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GRANULOMA; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VASOEPIDIDYMOSTOMY;

EID: 0037404829     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000059360.97108.c4     Document Type: Article

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