Congenital agenesis of seminal vesicle

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-452

  Wu, Hong Fei ^a   Qiao, Di ^a   Qian, Li Xin ^a   Song, Ning Hong ^a   Feng, Ning Han ^a   Hua, Li Xin ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Congenital abnormalities; Seminal vesicle; Vas deferens; Vasography

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; GONADAL AGENESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOGENESIS; VAS DEFERENS;

ADULT; CYSTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; SEMINAL VESICLES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 29244451042     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2005.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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