The impact of obstructive interval and sperm granuloma on outcome of vasectomy reversal

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 304-306

  Boorjian, Stephen ^a,b   Lipkin, Michael ^a   Goldstein, Marc ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Apartment 24J ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Pregnancy rate; Vasectomy; Vavovavostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0346218170     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000098652.35575.85     Document Type: Article

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