Vasectomy reversal and spermatic granuloma: Experimental investigation

Microsurgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 437-439

  Cavallaro, Giuseppe ^a,b   Cavallaro, Emanuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ATROPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GRANULOMA; HEALING; MALE; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPERMATIC CORD; SUTURING METHOD; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS INJURY; VASOVASOSTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; GRANULOMA; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATIC CORD; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TESTIS; VASOVASOSTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0142244704     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.10179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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