| | Group 1 | Group 2 | P—value |
|---|
| | | SRR in each step | SRR in total | SRR in total |
|---|
Unilateral procedure | Step 1 | 45.9% (17/37) | 59.5% (22/37) | 50% (18/36) | 0.1a |
Step 2 | 13.5% (5/37) |
Bilateral procedure | Step 3 | 8.1% (3/37) | 18.9% (7/37) | 8.3% (3/36) | 0.3a |
Step 4 | 10.8% (4/37) |
Total | / | 78.4% (29/37) | 78.4% (29/37) | 58.3% (21/36) | 0.1a |
- We initially performed surgery on one testis in both groups, and if no sperm was found, we proceeded with surgery on the contralateral testis. In the mini-incision group, we followed four steps, which were: Step 1: initial mini-incision procedure in the first side; Step 2: standard micro-TESE procedure of the ipsilateral testis; Step 3: mini-incision procedure in the contralateral side; Step 4: standard micro-TESE in the contralateral side
- Group 1: Stepwise mini-incision mTESE; Group 2: Standard mTESE
- aThe comparison of SRR in unilateral procedure, bilateral procedure, and total between two groups. Chi-square test
