Comparison of transrectal ultrasonography and transrectal ultrasonography-guided seminal vesicle aspiration in the diagnosis of the ejaculatory duct obstruction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 964-970

  Engin, Gulgun ^a   Celtik, Murat ^a   Sanli, Oner ^a   Aytac, Omer ^a   Muradov, Zarifcan ^a   Kadioglu, Ates ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ejaculatory duct obstruction; guidance, sperm aspiration; Male infertility; seminal vesicles; transrectal high intensity focused ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATORY DUCT; EJACULATORY DUCT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMINAL VESICLE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EJACULATORY DUCTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049104541     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1749     Document Type: Article

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