title: Azoospermia with Klippel-Feil anomaly.
abstract: We present a case of azoospermia with Klippel-Feil anomaly. Klippel-Feil anomaly is characterized by the fusion of two or more cervical vertebrae and a short neck, limitation of head movement, and low posterior hairline. The association of this anomaly with MURCS (Müllerian-duct aplasia, renal agenesis, and cervical somite dysplasia) is traditionally regarded as being limited to females, but it has been hypothesized that men displaying the combination of azoospermia, segmentation abnormalities of the cervicothoracic spine, and renal anomalies have a male analog of MURCS. Here we describe the first case of MURCS in a male in whom testicular sperm extraction was carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan. cdn83230@par.odn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umemoto
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Tomoyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053713:Azoospermia / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D053625:Sperm Retrieval