A prospective comparison of 3 diagnostic methods to evaluate ejaculatory duct obstruction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 232-236

  Purohit, Rajveer S ^a   Wu, David S ^a   Shinohara, Katsuto ^a   Turek, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ejaculatory ducts; Infertility, male; Spermatozoa; Testis; Ultrasound, high intensity focused, transrectal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EJACULATORY DUCT OBSTRUCTION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347626163     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000101909.70651.d1     Document Type: Article

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