Influence of varicocele embolization on the choice of infertility treatment

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1679-1683

  Tanahatoe, Sandra J ^a   Maas, Willemijn M ^a   Hompes, Peter G A ^a   Lambalk, Cornelis B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ART; embolization; male infertility; phlebography; semen; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 2942516373     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.10.044     Document Type: Article

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