Is it Sertoli cell only syndrome? A case study and clinical caution.
The use of the terminology Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome should be confined to its classic definition (ie; total absence of germinal cells) when reporting the results of a testicular biopsy, since with intracytoplasmic sperm microinjection (ICSI) the presence of any mature sperm in a histological section may mean that the patient has a chance of using his own gametes for attempted pregnancy.
Driscoll
G L
GL
City West IVF, Westmead, NSW.
Tyler
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008845:Microinjections; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012708:Sertoli Cells; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013577:Syndrome; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology