| Table 3. Literature survey on sperm retrieval successes of PESA as the first choice combined or not with TESA for later salvage performed in men with obstructive azoospermia. | |||||
| Study (Year) | Patients n |
Procedures n |
Adequate Sperm Rate with PESA only n (%) |
Rescue TESA Rate |
Cumulative PESA + TESA Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This study | 123 | 157 | 147/157 (93.6) | 10/10 (100) | 157/157 (100) |
| Craft et al. (1995a) | 20 | 20 | 16/20 (80) | 1/3 (33.3) | 17/20 (85) |
| Craft et al. (1995b) | 38 | 42 | 34/38 (89) | - | 89 (34/38) |
| Datta et al. (2016) | 44 | 39 | 18/39 (46.1) | 34/44 (77.3) | - |
| Dohle et al. (1998) | - | 29 | 18/29 (62) | 9/11 (81.8) | 27/29 (93) |
| Esteves et al. (2013) | 146 | 146 | 114/146 (78.1) | 28/32 (87.5) | 142/146 (97) |
| Glina et al. (2003) | 58 | 79 | 65/79 (82) | 14/14 (100) | 79/79 (100) |
| Kovac et al. (2014) | 68 | 68 | 51/68 (75) | - | 51/68 (75) |
| Levine et al. (2003) | 94 | 94 | 91/94 (97) | 3/3 (100) | 94/94 (100) |
| Lin et al. (2000) | 100 | 109 | 66/109 (61) | 43/43 (100) | 109/109 (100) |
| Meniru et al. (1997) | 122 | 122 | 112/122 (91.8) | 9/10 (90) | 121/122 (99) |
| Rosenlund et al. (1998) | 27 | 58 | 52/58 (89.7) | 6/6 (100) | 58/58 (100) |
| Tsirigotis et al. (1995) | 36 | 40 | 32/40 (80) | 8/8 (100) | 40/40 (100) |
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39 | 39 | 31/39 (81.5) | 8/8 (100) | 39/39 (100) |
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255 | 255 | 216/255 (84.7) | 48/48 (100) | 255/255 (100) |