Application of percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration and percutaneous testicle sperm aspiration in the differentiating diagnosis of obstructive and nonobstructive azoospermia / 中国基层医药
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
;
(12)2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-559990
ABSTRACT
Objective To obtain information on the application value of percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration(PESA) and percutaneous testicle sperm aspiration(PTSA) in the differentiating diagnosis of obstructive and nonobstructive azoospermia.Methods Sperm recovery procedures were done in infertile men with obstructive azoospermia(OA)(n=37) and nonobstructive azoospermia(NOA)(n=28) by PESA or PTSA.Cytological smears were analysed.Results Sperm was found in the 32 epididymides and 5 testicles of OA group and in the 7 epididymides and 11 testicles of NOA group.Sperm counts were significantly different in two groups.Conclusion PESA and PTSA are efficient methods in differentiating OA and NOA.
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Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Chinese
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Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
Year:
2006
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