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Nonsurgical sperm retrieval is a less-invasive process compared to surgical sperm retrieval. Nonsurgical procedures include percutaneous testicular sperm aspiration or biopsy and percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration. These techniques are a less-invasive and usually less-expensive alternative to the open surgical techniques. However, it is important that the right patient is chosen, ideally a patient with good spermatogenesis (obstructive azoospermia).
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Mulhall, J.P., Jenkins, L.C. (2017). Nonsurgical Sperm Retrieval. In: Mulhall, J., Jenkins, L. (eds) Atlas of Office Based Andrology Procedures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42178-0_9
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