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  • Title: Role of transrectal ultrasonography in evaluating the cause of azoospermia.
    Author: Yassa NA, Keesara S.
    Journal: Can Assoc Radiol J; 2001 Aug; 52(4):266-8. PubMed ID: 11512301.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of transrectal ultrasonography in the investigation of azoospermia, a significant cause of infertility. METHODS: Over a 2-year period, 35 patients with azoospermia underwent an infertility workup, which included transrectal ultrasonography. RESULTS: Sonograms of 10 of the 35 patients were normal; 8 patients had enlarged seminal vesicles containing cysts, 6 had ejaculatory duct dilation, 5 had seminal vesicle calcification, 3 had seminal vesicle atrophy-hypoplasia and 3 patients had midline prostatic cysts. CONCLUSION: Transrectal sonography is a useful modality to evaluate seminal duct abnormalities, some of which may cause azoospermia.
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