Azoospermia no obstructiva: dos nuevos casos de SÌndrome de sÛlo cÈlulas de Sertoli

ANTONIO JALÓN MONZÓN, JOSÉ LUIS MARTÍN BENITO, JORGE GARCÍA RODRÍGUEZ, ANA PLASENCIA AMELA, JESÚS MARÍA FERNÁNDEZ GÓMEZ, MAITE FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA, ÓSCAR RODRÍGUEZ FABA, FRANCISCO JAVIER REGADERA SEJAS

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Archivos Españoles de Urología ›› 2003, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10) : 1127-1132.
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Azoospermia no obstructiva: dos nuevos casos de SÌndrome de sÛlo cÈlulas de Sertoli

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OBJECTIVES: We report 2 cases of Sertolicell only syndrome and perform a bibliographic review.METHODS: Clinical and pathologic study of 2 malepatients 33 and 37-year-old respectively who presentedwith infertility.RESULTS: Testicular biopsy, the most importantdiagnostic test in the study of infertile men, showedbilateral Sertoli cell only syndrome.CONCLUSIONS: The Sertoli cell only syndrome is anentity in which seminiferous tubules show a total absenceof germ cells with Sertoli cells alone. Etiology is unknownin most cases. Testicular biopsy is performed in theseazoospermic men to rule out tubular obstruction orabnormalities of the spermatogenesis. Assistedreproduction techniques are a therapeutic option, makinggenetic counselling necessary duetothe risk oftransmissionof the genetic defects that cause male infertility.

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Sertoli cells / Non obstructive azoospermia / Infertility / Germ cell aplasia

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ANTONIO JALÓN MONZÓN , JOSÉ LUIS MARTÍN BENITO , JORGE GARCÍA RODRÍGUEZ , ANA PLASENCIA AMELA , JESÚS MARÍA FERNÁNDEZ GÓMEZ , MAITE FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA , ÓSCAR RODRÍGUEZ FABA , FRANCISCO JAVIER REGADERA SEJAS. Azoospermia no obstructiva: dos nuevos casos de SÌndrome de sÛlo cÈlulas de Sertoli. Archivos Españoles de Urología. 2003, 56(10): 1127-1132

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