A novel stepwise micro-TESE approach in non obstructive azoospermia

BMC Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Franco, Giorgio ^a   Scarselli, Filomena ^b   Casciani, Valentina ^b   De Nunzio, Cosimo ^c   Dente, Donato ^d   Leonardo, Costantino ^a   Greco, Pier Francesco ^b   Greco, Alessia ^b   Minasi, Maria Giulia ^b   Greco, Ermanno ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Policlinico Abano Terme   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; ICSI; Micro TESE; Sperm retrieval; TESE

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 84971507118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12894-016-0138-6     Document Type: Article

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