Testicular sperm retrieval by percutaneous fine needle sperm aspiration compared with testicular sperm extraction by open biopsy in men with non-obstructive azoospermia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1488-1493

  Friedler, A ^a   Raziel, D ^a   Strassburger, Y ^a   Soffer, D ^a   Komarovsky, R ^a   Ron El, ^a  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

ICSI; Non obstructive azoospermia; Testicular fine needle aspiration; Testicular sperm extraction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; NIDATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 1842375710     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.7.1488     Document Type: Article

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