Robotic surgery in male infertility and chronic orchialgia

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-79

  Parekattil, Sijo J ^a   Cohen, Marc S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Denervation of spermatic cord; Neurolysis; Reversal; Robotic; Vascular anastomosis; Vasectomy; Vasoepididymostomy; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; CAMERA; CHRONIC SCROTAL PAIN; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICROSURGERY; OLIGOSPERMIA; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTIC ASSISTED MICROSCOPIC TESTICULAR ARTERY REANASTOMOSIS; ROBOTIC ASSISTED MICROSCOPIC VARICOCELECTOMY; ROBOTIC SURGERY; ROBOTICS; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PAIN; ROBOTICS; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

EID: 74549197568     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3283337aa0     Document Type: Review

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