Branching of seminiferous tubules associated with hypofertility and chronic respiratory infection.
Multiple seminferous tubule anastomoses have been found in an oligospermic patient with a history of chronic respiratory infections. This is probably a developmental anomaly of the testis and constitutes another association between male infertility and respiratory disease. Fertility outcome was favorable in this patient, suggesting that potentially undesirable therapeutic efforts should possibly be delayed when this diagnosis is made.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000150:complications; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012671:Seminiferous Tubules / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*