The utility of optical loupe magnification for testis sperm extraction in men with nonobstructive azoospermia

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 178-181

  Mulhall, John P ^a,b   Ghaly, Sameh W ^a   Aviv, Nadid ^a   Ahmed, Absaar ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Male infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SURGEON; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 14344257218     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2005.tb01083.x     Document Type: Article

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