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| Title |
Obstructive azoospermia: reconstructive techniques and results
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinics, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.6061/clinics/2013(sup01)07 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karen Baker, Edmund Sabanegh |
| Abstract |
Obstructive azoospermia is a common cause of male infertility and can result from infection, congenital anomalies, or iatrogenic injury. Microsurgical vasal reconstruction is a suitable treatment for many cases of obstructive azoospermia, although some couples will require sperm retrieval paired with in-vitro fertilization. The various causes of obstructive azoospermia and recommended treatments will be examined. Microsurgical vasovasostomy and vasoepididymostomy will be discussed in detail. The postoperative patency and pregnancy rates for surgical reconstruction of obstructive azoospermia and the impact of etiology, obstructive interval, sperm granuloma, age, and previous reconstruction on patency and pregnancy will be reviewed. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 104 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 34 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Unknown | 38 | 37% |