Microsurgical and nonmagnified subinguinal varicocelectomy for infertile men: A comparative study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2600-2603

  Abdel Maguid, Abul Fotouh ^a,b   Othman, Ibrahim ^b,c  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Ghodran General Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^c TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Infertility; varicocele; varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSURGERY; MICROSURGICAL SUBINGUINAL VARICOCELECTOMY; NONMAGNIFIED SUBINGUINAL VARICOCELECTOMY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCROTAL SWELLING; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS ATROPHY; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RECURRENCE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649697566     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.063     Document Type: Article

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