Combined trifocal and microsurgical testicular sperm extraction is the best technique for testicular sperm retrieval in "low-chance" nonobstructive azoospermia

European Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 713-719

  Marconi, Marcelo ^a,b,c   Keudel, Andreas ^a   Diemer, Thorsten ^a   Bergmann, Martin ^a   Steger, Klaus ^a   Schuppe, Hans Christian ^a   Weidner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Andrology Urology Unit   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Microsurgical testicular sperm extraction (M TESE); Nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA); Trifocal testicular sperm extraction (TESE)

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERM; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; BIOPSY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATIDS; TESTIS;

EID: 84865684413     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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