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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
To study its intraoperative significance the gross appearance of the vas fluid found during vasovasostomy was compared to the quality of sperm in the fluid, obstructive interval and presence or absence of a histologically proved sperm granuloma. Data were obtained from 648 vasa in 340 patients. As the gross appearance increased in opacity, there was a small decrease in the proportion of morphologically normal, motile sperm (23 to 7 per cent) and a corresponding small increase in the proportion of sperm without tails (2 to 12 per cent). These minor trends had statistical but no intraoperative surgical significance. There was no variation in the proportion of vas fluid azoospermia with gross appearance. There was no significant difference in the gross appearance of the vas fluid with increasing obstructive interval. Finally, the presence or absence of a sperm granuloma had no effect on the gross appearance of the vas fluid, and the appearance had no predictive value relative to sperm granuloma. We conclude that the gross appearance of the vas fluid should not be used as a basis for operative decision-making during vasovasostomy.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-5347
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
131
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
681-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: To study its intraoperative significance, the gross appearance of the vas fluid found during vasovasostomy was compared to the quality of sperm in the fluid, obstructive interval, and presence or absence of a histologically proven sperm granuloma. Data were obtained from 648 vasa in 340 patients. As the gross appearance increased in opacity, there was a small decrease in the proportion of morphologically normal, motile sperm (23-7%) and a corresponding small increase in the proportion of sperm without tails (2-12%). These minor trends had statistical but no intraoperative surgical significance. There was no variation in the proportion of vas fluid azoospermia with gross appearance. There was no significant difference in the gross appearance of the vas fluid with increasing obstructive interval. Finally, the presence or absence of a sperm granuloma had no effect on the gross appearance of the vas fluid, and the appearance had no predictive value relative to sperm granuloma. The authors conclude that the gross appearance of the vas fluid should be not used as a basis for operative decisionmaking during vasovasostomy.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationship of gross appearance of vas fluid during vasovasostomy to sperm quality, obstructive interval and sperm granuloma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article