Varicocele repair in non-obstructive azoospermic men: Diagnostic value of testicular biopsy-A meta-analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 494-498

  Elzanaty, Saad ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Non obstructive azoospermia; Testicular biopsy; Varicocele; Varicocele repair

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC SCREENING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS BIOPSY; VARICOCELECTOMY; Y CHROMOSOME; BIOPSY; COMPLICATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

AZOOSPERMIA; BIOPSY; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SERTOLI CELL-ONLY SYNDROME; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84911965632     PISSN: 21681805     EISSN: 21681813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21681805.2014.932839     Document Type: Review

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