Induction of spermatogenesis in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia after antegrade sclerotherapy;Induktion der spermiogenese nach antegrader varikozelensklerosierung bei patienten mit nicht-obstruktiver azoospermie

Aktuelle Urologie

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-137

  Osmonov, D K ^a   Van Der Horst, C ^a   Weyel, T ^a   Danilevicius, M ^a   Braun, P M ^a   Alken, P ^b   Junemann K P ^a   Martinez Portillo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Infertility; Spermatogenesis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SCLEROTHERAPY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SCLEROTHERAPY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 33646121043     PISSN: 00017868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915619     Document Type: Article

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