Tarlov cyst and infertility

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Singh, Pankaj Kumar ^a   Singh, Vinay Kumar ^b   Azam, Amir ^c   Gupta, Sanjeev ^d  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Infertility; Retrograde ejaculation; Surgical indications; Tarlov's cysts; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SACRUM; SPERM; TARLOV CYST; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 66449119102     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11760771     Document Type: Article

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