title: Serum antisperm antibodies in men with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the incidence of serum antisperm antibodies in patients with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective.
  
  
  METHODS
  Kansai Medical University and Kyoto University Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen patients with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Indirect immunobead test for serum antisperm antibodies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 13 patients, 7 (54%) and 2 (15%) tested positive for immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgA class antisperm antibodies, respectively; all patients tested negative for IgM class antibodies. The incidence of antisperm antibodies was not different between the patients with possible epididymal obstruction and those without epididymal obstruction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A significant percentage of patients with vasal obstruction caused by infant inguinal herniorrhaphy have serum antisperm antibodies despite the absence of sperm granulomas.
authors: Department of Urology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Matsuda
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Muguruma
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Horii
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ogura
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D004822:Epididymis; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*; D014649:Vas Deferens
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G