Andrology microsurgery operating microscope
Floor-standing optical microscope with motorized zoom providing up to 15-25x magnification and coaxial illumination of the surgical field.
How it is used
Essential for spotting sperm-containing seminiferous tubules in micro-TESE and for performing the millimeter-scale anastomosis in vasovasostomy, vasoepididymostomy, and varicocelectomy.
Clinical tip
In micro-TESE, tubules most likely to contain sperm appear larger, more opaque, and whiter under the microscope.
Sources
This entry is part of the Instriq catalog, researched and written per specialty from real web research -- never generated or invented without verification -- and reviewed skeptically and independently before publication. How this catalog is written.
Image: U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Joshua Valcarcel, Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain (U.S. Navy work). View original source.
,_uses_an_operating_microscope.jpg){kind=link}