Research Article

Varicocele Repair Improves Testicular Histology in Men with Nonobstructive Azoospermia

Table 2

The percentages of histopathological findings according to preoperative and postoperative testicular biopsies.

HistopathologyPreoperativePostoperative
% ()% ()

HS 10.5 (2)10.5 (2)
SCO-FS10.5 (2)26.3 (5)
LMA 010.5 (2)
EMA 5.3 (1)5.3 (1)
SCO 73.7 (14)47.4 (9)

HS: hypospermatogenesis, LMA: late maturation arrest, EMA: early maturation arrest, SCO-FS: Sertoli cells only with focal spermatogenesis, SCO: Sertoli cell only.