Ejaculatory duct obstruction: the case for aggressive diagnosis and treatment.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Ejaculatory duct obstruction is considered a rare cause of infertility. Based on the results of treatment in our 5 patients and a review of 14 additional well documented cases we were able to classify these patients prognostically. Whereas congenital and acquired noninfectious obstructions are amenable to a transurethral operation in as many as 57 to 67 per cent of the cases, all obstructions secondary to genital infections failed treatment.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Goldwasser, BZ; Weinerth, JL; Carson, CC
Published Date
- November 1985
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 134 / 5
Start / End Page
- 964 - 966
PubMed ID
- 4057387
Pubmed Central ID
- 4057387
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-5347
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)47550-1
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States