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- Title
MRI findings of obstructive azoospermia: lesions in and out of pelvic cavity.
- Authors
Wang, Huanjun; Peng, Yang; Fu, Wenhao; Hu, Xiaoxiao; Li, Chang; Guan, Jian
- Abstract
Obstructive azoospermia (OA) is caused by excurrent duct obstruction, which can occur anywhere along the course of the male reproductive tract and is classically characterized by normal spermatogenesis. To be familiar with the imaging anatomy of normal and abnormal male genital ducts is essential to the diagnosis of OA. In some circumstances, OA can also be related to some specific syndromes; thus, making an accurate diagnosis may require an integral view of the whole abdomen and pelvis. MR is a great complementary imaging modality either for the detection of obstructive factors, especially for characterization of those indeterminate features on ultrasound, or for the identification of specific syndromes related to OA. In this article, a series of patients with OA caused by different kinds of lesions in and out of the pelvic cavity (abdomen) shown on MR imaging were included, and some cases of specific syndromes related to OA were also reviewed.
- Subjects
PELVIS; MALE reproductive organs; FEMALE reproductive organs; VAS deferens; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; SEMINAL vesicles; ABDOMEN
- Publication
Abdominal Radiology, 2020, Vol 45, Issue 3, p851
- ISSN
2366-004X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00261-019-02375-8