Use of Viscoelastic Solution to Improve Visualization During Urologic Microsurgery: Evaluation of Patency After Vasovasostomy

Urology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 134-136

  Eisenberg, Michael L ^a   Walsh, Thomas J ^a   Turek, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VASOVASOSTOMY; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MICROSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAS DEFERENS; VASOVASOSTOMY; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES;

EID: 57849120608     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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