Emergence of three-dimensional video microsurgery for male infertility

In every surgical field, paradigm shifts occur through innovation in either surgical approach or technology, and in the most dramatic instances through a combination of the two. For male reproductive surgery, a prime example is the advent of microdissection testicular sperm extraction (microTESE), in which technology (the operative microscope) facilitated a novel approach —high-magnification search for seminiferous tubules with distinct appearance—that dramatically changed the treatment paradigm for men with nonobstructive azoospermia.
Source: Fertility and Sterility - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Inklings Source Type: research