Learning curves of microdissection testicular sperm extraction for nonobstructive azoospermia

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1008-1011

  Ishikawa, Tomomoto ^a   Nose, Ryuichiro ^a   Yamaguchi, Kohei ^a   Chiba, Koji ^a   Fujisawa, Masato ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

learning curve; Microdissection testicular sperm extraction; nonobstructive azoospermia; sperm retrieval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICRODISSECTION; MICRODISSECTION TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; NONOBSTRUCTIVE AZOOSPERMIA; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; SPERM RETRIEVAL; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA ALBUGINEA;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM RETRIEVAL; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955584722     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.108     Document Type: Article

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