Testicular Damage following Testicular Sperm Retrieval: A Ram Model Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Procedure</td><td class="align_center">Areas with fibrosis</td><td class="align_center">Microcalcifications</td><td class="align_center">Tubular atrophy/dilation</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Open biopsy</td><td class="align_center">2 of 3</td><td class="align_center">2 of 3</td><td class="align_center">2 of 3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Multiple needle biopsies</td><td class="align_center">2 of 2</td><td class="align_center">2 of 2</td><td class="align_center">2 of 2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TruCut biopsy</td><td class="align_center">5 of 9</td><td class="align_center">7 of 9</td><td class="align_center">9 of 9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Control</td><td class="align_center">0 of 4</td><td class="align_center">0 of 4</td><td class="align_center">0 of 4</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Pathological findings in the ram testicles removed 3 months after a sperm retrieval procedure.

BioMed Research International

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Table 1: Testicular Damage following Testicular Sperm Retrieval: A Ram Model Study 