Prognostic value of intraoperative parameters observed during vasectomy reversal for predicting postoperative vas patency and fertility

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 781-785

  Hinz, Stefan ^a   Rais Bahrami, Soroush ^b   Weiske, Wolf H ^c   Kempkensteffen, Carsten ^a   Schrader, Mark ^a   Miller, Kurt ^a   Magheli, Ahmed ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology   (United States)

^c Microsurgery Centre Stuttgart   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertility; Semen; Vasoepididymostomy; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; VAS DEFERENS; VASOVASOSTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; VAS DEFERENS; VASOVASOSTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71249088058     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0397-x     Document Type: Article

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