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Vasovasostomy

Comparison of macroscopic one-layer over number 1 nylon suture vasovasostomy with the standard two-layer microsurgical procedure

Mohammad Reza SafarinejadClinical Center for Urological Disease Diagnosis and Private Clinic Specializing in Urological and Andrological Genetics, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammad Hossein LashkariDepartment of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Research Centre, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Seyyed Alaeddin AsgariUrology Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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Alireza FarshiDepartment of Urology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Ali Reza BabaeiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Research Centre, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 194-199 | Received 22 Jul 2012, Accepted 08 Nov 2012, Published online: 17 Jul 2013

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