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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 726-9 |
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Testicular biopsies--histomorphologic patterns in male infertility.
S Venkatachala, Prakash Rudrappa Malur, Rajendra Babusaheb Nerli, Babasaheb Raosaheb Desai, V Dhorigol
Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
Correspondence Address:
S Venkatachala
Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 18306537 
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The objective of the present study is to observe the spectrum of histopathological changes in the testicular biopsies of infertile men and to assess if a bilateral biopsy is required to reveal the pathology of infertility in every case or a unilateral biopsy would suffice. Thirty testicular biopsies (21 bilateral and 9 unilateral) were studied from 30 infertile men. The patterns of testicular damage seen in the present study were maturation arrest followed by hypospermatogenesis, Sertoli-cell only syndrome, tubular hyalinisation and one case was associated with normal histology. Comparing the histopathological findings in bilateral biopsies, it was seen that a unilateral biopsy would suffice to reveal the pathology in most instances and a bilateral biopsy is needed only when there is appreciable difference in the size of the testes. |
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