title: Testicular biopsies--histomorphologic patterns in male infertility.
abstract: The objective of the present study is to observe the spectrum of histopathological changes in the testicular biopsies of infertile men and to assess if a bilateral biopsy is required to reveal the pathology of infertility in every case or a unilateral biopsy would suffice. Thirty testicular biopsies (21 bilateral and 9 unilateral) were studied from 30 infertile men. The patterns of testicular damage seen in the present study were maturation arrest followed by hypospermatogenesis, Sertoli-cell only syndrome, tubular hyalinisation and one case was associated with normal histology. Comparing the histopathological findings in bilateral biopsies, it was seen that a unilateral biopsy would suffice to reveal the pathology in most instances and a bilateral biopsy is needed only when there is appreciable difference in the size of the testes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum.
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venkatachala
authors.forename: Prakash Rudrappa
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Malur
authors.forename: Rajendra Babusaheb
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nerli
authors.forename: Babasaheb Raosaheb
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Vijaylaxmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dhorigol
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012671:Seminiferous Tubules / Q000473:pathology; D054331:Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D013079:Sperm Maturation; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*