Assessment of the use of contrast enhanced ultrasound in guiding microdissection testicular sperm extraction in nonobstructive azoospermia

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to assess the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as a new non-invasive approach to locate the testicular area in which spermatogenesis is most likely to be found in non-obstructive azoospermic testes and to evaluate the accuracy of CEUS as a pre...

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Main Authors: Shijun Zhang, Jing Du, Ruhui Tian, Shaowei Xie, Fenghua Li, Zheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-018-0367-y