Modified Lichtenstein hernioplasty prevents male infertility

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-309

  Kiladze, Merab ^a   Gvenetadze, Tamaz ^a   Giorgobiani, Giorgi ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (Georgia)

^b TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Modified lichtenstein hernia repair; Morphology and cytology of sperm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 74049159462     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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