Histopathologic patterns of testicular biopsies in infertile azoospermic men with varicocele

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Saleh, Ramadan ^a   Mahfouz, Reda Z ^b   Agarwal, Ashok ^b   Farouk, Hosam ^c  

^a SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

azoospermia; male infertility; Sertoli cell only; spermatogenesis arrest; Testicular histopathology; varicocele

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; APLASIA; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS SIZE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 78049239423     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.026     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. J.P. Jarow, M.A. Espeland, and L.I. Lipshultz Evaluation of the azoospermic patient J Urol 142 1989 62 65
2. R. Pagani, V.M. Brugh 3rd, and D.J. Lamb Y chromosome genes and male infertility Urol Clin North Am 29 2002 745 753
3. U.I. Ezeh Beyond the clinical classification of azoospermia: opinion Hum Reprod 15 2000 2356 2359
4. M. Cocuzza, M.A. Cocuzza, F.M. Bragais, and A. Agarwal The role of varicocele repair in the new era of assisted reproductive technology Clinics (Sao Paulo) 63 2008 395 404
5. E.D. Kim, B.B. Leibman, D.M. Grinblat, and L.I. Lipshultz Varicocele repair improves semen parameters in azoospermic men with spermatogenic failure J Urol 162 1999 737 740
6. G.J. Matthews, E.D. Matthews, and M. Goldstein Induction of spermatogenesis and achievement of pregnancy after microsurgical varicocelectomy in men with azoospermia and severe oligoasthenospermia Fertil Steril 70 1998 71 75
7. J.L. Marmar The pathophysiology of varicoceles in the light of current molecular and genetic information Hum Reprod Update 7 2001 461 472
8. J.I. Gorelick, and M. Goldstein Loss of fertility in men with varicocele Fertil Steril 59 1993 613 616
9. J.B. Redmon, P. Carey, and J.L. Pryor Varicocele-the most common cause of male factor infertility? Hum Reprod Update 8 2002 53 58
10. N. Sofikitis, and I. Miyagawa Bilateral effect of unilateral varicocele on testicular metabolism in the rabbit Int J Fertil Menopausal Stud 39 1994 239 247 (Pubitemid 24298258)
11. N.V. Sofikitis, I. Miyagawa, P. Incze, and S. Andrighetti Detrimental effect of left varicocele on the reproductive capacity of the early haploid male gamete J Urol 156 1996 267 270
12. P.J. Turek, I. Cha, and B.M. Ljung Systematic fine-needle aspiration of the testis: correlation to biopsy and results of organ "mapping" for mature sperm in azoospermic men Urology 49 1997 743 748
13. F.F. Pasqualotto, A.M. Lucon, P.M. de Goes, J. Hallak, B. Sobreiro, and E.B. Pasqualotto Testicular growth, sperm concentration, percent motility, and pregnancy outcome after varicocelectomy based on testicular histology Fertil Steril 83 2005 362 366
14. J.P. Jarow Diagnostic approach to the infertile male patient Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 36 2007 297 311
15. A. Swanton, A. Itani, E. McVeigh, and T. Child Azoospermia: is sample centrifugation indicated? A national survey of practice and the Oxford experience Fertil Steril 88 2007 374 378
16. H. Sakamoto, K. Saito, Y. Ogawa, and H. Yoshida Testicular volume measurements using Prader orchidometer versus ultrasonography in patients with infertility Urology 69 2007 158 162
17. T. Iwasa, T. Matsuzaki, N. Tanaka, M. Minakuchi, F. Shimizu, and R. Ogata Comparison and problems of measured values of LH, FSH, and PRL among measurement systems Endocr J 53 2006 101 109
18. E. Kandirali, S. Cayan, A. Armagan, B. Erol, and A. Kadioglu Does the testicular apoptotic index vary with serum gonadotropins and testicular histopathology in infertile men? Urol Int 83 2009 349 353
19. H.A. Hienz, J. Voggenthaler, and L. Weissbach Histological findings in testes with varicocele during childhood and their therapeutic consequences Eur J Pediatr 133 1980 139 146
20. A. Zini, M. Buckspan, M. Jamal, and K. Jarvi Effect of varicocelectomy on the abnormal retention of residual cytoplasm by human spermatozoa Hum Reprod 14 1999 1791 1793
21. A. Kadioglu, A. Tefekli, S. Cayan, E. Kandirali, F. Erdemir, and S. Tellaloglu Microsurgical inguinal varicocele repair in azoospermic men Urology 57 2001 328 333
22. A. Epelbaum, S. Chan, and W. Blank Pathologic findings of testicular biopsies in men with varicoceles Fertil Steril 80 2003 232 233
23. T. Youssef, E. Abd-Elaal, G. Gaballah, S. Elhanbly, and E. Eldosoky Varicocelectomy in men with nonobstructive azoospermia: is it beneficial? Int J Surg 7 2009 356 360
24. L.I. Lipshultz, and J.N. Corriere Jr. Progressive testicular atrophy in the varicocele patient J Urol 117 1977 175 176
25. F. Aragona, R. Ragazzi, G.B. Pozzan, R. De Caro, P.F. Munari, and C. Milani Correlation of testicular volume, histology and LHRH test in adolescents with idiopathic varicocele Eur Urol 26 1994 61 66
26. J. Sayfan, L. Siplovich, L. Koltun, and N. Benyamin Varicocele treatment in pubertal boys prevents testicular growth arrest J Urol 157 1997 1456 1457
27. F.F. Pasqualotto, A.M. Lucon, P.M. de Goes, B.P. Sobreiro, J. Hallak, and E.B. Pasqualotto Semen profile, testicular volume, and hormonal levels in infertile patients with varicoceles compared with fertile men with and without varicoceles Fertil Steril 83 2005 74 77