Sertoli cell only syndrome induced by a varicocele.
Azoospermia
Sertoli cell only syndrome (SCOS)
varicocele
Journal
Translational andrology and urology
ISSN: 2223-4691
Titre abrégé: Transl Androl Urol
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101581119
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2019
Aug 2019
Historique:
entrez:
27
9
2019
pubmed:
27
9
2019
medline:
27
9
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A case is reported which describes the severity of testicular histological damage that can be induced by a high-grade varicocele in a male with secondary infertility. A chart review of a patient's case was performed. A 34-year-old male with a three-and-a-half-year-old son who was conceived spontaneously with timed intercourse, with a grade three left varicocele, who's semen parameters progressed to non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). He did not regain sperm in the ejaculate three or six months post left subinguinal microsurgical varicocele repair. He underwent bilateral microdissection testicular sperm extraction (microTESE) without identification of sperm in the testicular samples. A testicular biopsy from the time of microTESE revealed a Sertoli cell only pattern. A high-grade varicocele has the potential to induce sufficient testicular damage to result in the most severe testicular histological architecture associated with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), Sertoli cell only syndrome (SCOS).
Identifiants
pubmed: 31555565
doi: 10.21037/tau.2019.06.17
pii: tau-08-04-405
pmc: PMC6732098
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
405-408Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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