Artificial spermatocele inserted onto the vas deferens: a clinical report. 1983

G M Colpi, and A Zanollo, and A Langè, and U Farina, and G Beretta

This procedure was devised in an attempt to treat azoospermia caused by severe vas obstruction. An artificial spermatocele is prepared by resection of the vas slightly distal to the epididymal-deferential ansa and anastomosing onto its proximal stump a piece of Dardik's prosthesis sealed at the far end. During the partner's ovulatory period the spermatocele fluid is aspirated, mixed with fertile donor seminal plasma and used for artificial insemination. To date 8 subjects have had the operation: spermatocele fluids of 4 contained some highly motile spermatozoa with normal ability to penetrate cervical mucus for some months. Spermatocele implantation onto the vas apparently has the following advantages: the anatomic and functional integrity of the epididymis is maintained, the storage function of the epididymal-deferential ansa is preserved, and the risk of spermatocele collapse seems to be reduced by the high "vis a tergo" developed during ejaculation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007317 Insemination, Artificial, Homologous Human artificial insemination in which the husband's semen is used. Insemination, Artificial, Husband,AIH,Artificial Insemination, Husband,Homologous Insemination,Insemination, Homologous,Husband Artificial Insemination,Insemination, Husband Artificial
D008297 Male Males
D009845 Oligospermia A condition of suboptimal concentration of SPERMATOZOA in the ejaculated SEMEN to ensure successful FERTILIZATION of an OVUM. In humans, oligospermia is defined as a sperm count below 20 million per milliliter semen. Cryptospermia,Cryptozoospermia,Low Sperm Count,Hypospermatogenesis,Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia,Oligozoospermia,Cryptospermias,Cryptozoospermias,Hypospermatogeneses,Low Sperm Counts,Oligoasthenoteratozoospermias,Sperm Count, Low,Sperm Counts, Low
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001705 Bioprosthesis Prosthesis, usually heart valve, composed of biological material and whose durability depends upon the stability of the material after pretreatment, rather than regeneration by host cell ingrowth. Durability is achieved 1, mechanically by the interposition of a cloth, usually polytetrafluoroethylene, between the host and the graft, and 2, chemically by stabilization of the tissue by intermolecular linking, usually with glutaraldehyde, after removal of antigenic components, or the use of reconstituted and restructured biopolymers. Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized Grafts,Heterograft Bioprosthesis,Porcine Xenograft Bioprosthesis,Xenograft Bioprosthesis,Bioprostheses,Bioprostheses, Heterograft,Bioprostheses, Porcine Xenograft,Bioprostheses, Xenograft,Bioprosthesis, Heterograft,Bioprosthesis, Porcine Xenograft,Bioprosthesis, Xenograft,Glutaraldehyde Stabilized Grafts,Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized Graft,Graft, Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized,Grafts, Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized,Heterograft Bioprostheses,Porcine Xenograft Bioprostheses,Xenograft Bioprostheses,Xenograft Bioprostheses, Porcine,Xenograft Bioprosthesis, Porcine
D013076 Sperm Count A count of SPERM in the ejaculum, expressed as number per milliliter. Sperm Number,Count, Sperm,Counts, Sperm,Number, Sperm,Numbers, Sperm,Sperm Counts,Sperm Numbers
D013081 Sperm Motility Movement characteristics of SPERMATOZOA in a fresh specimen. It is measured as the percentage of sperms that are moving, and as the percentage of sperms with productive flagellar motion such as rapid, linear, and forward progression. Motilities, Sperm,Motility, Sperm,Sperm Motilities
D013536 Suture Techniques Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES). Suture Technics,Suture Technic,Suture Technique,Technic, Suture,Technics, Suture,Technique, Suture,Techniques, Suture
D014649 Vas Deferens The excretory duct of the testes that carries SPERMATOZOA. It rises from the SCROTUM and joins the SEMINAL VESICLES to form the ejaculatory duct. Ductus Deferens,Deferens, Ductus,Deferens, Vas

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