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  • Title: [Evaluation of testicular biopsy in subfertile men based on semithin-section preparations].
    Author: Schütte B.
    Journal: Urologe A; 1983 Jan; 22(1):12-20. PubMed ID: 6340320.
    Abstract:
    The semithin-section technique represents an advanced light-microscopic method which furthers the investigation of development in spermatogenesis and the associated disturbances in subfertile men. This is demonstrated using examples in which the histological findings from paraffin-section preparations have been compared to the semithin-sections preparations from the same patient. In contrast to the paraffin-section technique, the various appearances of the spermatid malformations in patients with oligozoospermia can be assessed with the semithin-section technique. The therapeutic prospects of success depend on the type and extent of such malformations. In addition, semithin-section preparations from a testicular biopsy in subfertile patients can be used to identify tumor cells. For these reasons, because of the implications of a grave diagnosis and the resulting therapeutic consequences, the semithin-section technique is recommended as a routine method in the assessment of testicular biopsies.
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