The impact of shock wave lithotripsy on male fertility: A critical analysis of existing evidence

Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 492-500

  Philippou, Prodromos ^a,b   Ralph, David J ^b   Timoney, Anthony G ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHOCK WAVE; SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84857854464     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.12.003     Document Type: Review

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