Robotic approaches for male infertility and chronic orchialgia microsurgery

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 493-499

  Parekattil, Sijo J ^a   Brahmbhatt, Jamin V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

robotic vasectomy reversal; testicular sperm extraction; varicocelectomy; vasectomy; vasoepididymostomy; vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC SCROTAL PAIN; DENERVATION; DIGITAL IMAGING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICROSCOPE; MICROSURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROBOTIC VASECTOMY REVERSAL; ROBOTICS; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULARIZATION; VASECTOMY; VASOEPIDIDYMOSTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

CHRONIC PAIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 80053934587     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: 14736586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32834bb783     Document Type: Review

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