Congenital obstructive azoospermia in a man with Marfan syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To present a case of Marfan syndrome and concurrent congenital obstructive azoospermia.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Tertiary-care academic hospital.


METHODS
A man with Marfan syndrome and obstructive azoospermia.


METHODS
The patient was evaluated for azoospermia that was proved to be due to congenital absence of large segments of vas deferens and epididymis bilaterally.


METHODS
Evaluation for testicular sperm extraction and ICSI procedure.


RESULTS
The patient is a candidate for testicular sperm extraction and ICSI.


CONCLUSIONS
The Marfan syndrome and azoospermia may be associated in sporadic cases.
Kukuvitis
A
A
Human Reproduction Unit, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. akukuvit@cc.uoi.gr
Georgiou
I
I
Ioannidis
S
S
Tarlatzis
B
B
Bontis
J
J
Papadimas
J
J
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000150:complications*; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014998:Y Chromosome / Q000235:genetics