Partial obstruction, not antisperm antibodies, causing infertility after vasovasostomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 827-830

  Carbone Jr , Dominick J ^a   Shah, Anuj ^a   Thomas Jr , Anthony J ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Infertility; Microsurgery; Spermatozoa; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSURGERY; ORCHITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VARICOCELE; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0344936081     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63744-3     Document Type: Article

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