title: [A Case of Kartagener's Syndrome in Infertile Male Patients].
abstract: The patient was a 33-year-old man attending the infertility clinic with primary infertility of 3 years duration. The semen examination showed oligozoospermia and suspected primary male infertility. He had a history of chronic sinusitis and respiratory disease. His chest X-ray showed dextrocardia. Abnormality of the ultrastructure of the cilia of the tract epithelium was found by electron microscopy, and further examination revealed bronchoectasis. We gave him a diagnosis of Kartagener syndrome from these findings. Kartagener syndrome consists of bronchiectasis, sinusitis and situs inversus and is considered a form of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). PCD is also a cause of motor impairment of sperm flagella. This case had successful in-vitro fertilization pregnancy with spermatozoa from the patient.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.affiliation: The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yumura
authors.affiliation: The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Teppei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeshima
authors.affiliation: The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.affiliation: The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Shinnosuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.affiliation: The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sanjyo
authors.affiliation: The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.affiliation: The Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002925:Ciliary Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male