Eray Hasirci, Erman Ceyhan, Mehmet Hamza Gultekin, Mehmet Vehbi Kayra, Yalcin Kizilkan, Omer Yildirim, Mesut Altan, Iyimser Ure, Tufan Cicek, Cem Sah, Caner Incekas, Umit Gul, Tahsin Turunc
PURPOSE: We aimed to compare the success rate of spermatozoa retrieval through microscopic testicular sperm extraction (mTESE) in non-obstructive azoospermic (NOA) men with a solitary testis with that of mTESE in NOA men with bilateral testes and the parameters affecting these rates. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study of factors contributing to infertility in NOA patients with a solitary testis and men with bilateral testes was carried out. In this multicenter study, 74 patients with NOA with a solitary testis were matched with 74 patients with bilateral testes in terms of age, duration of infertility, and volume of the solitary testis from 2770 patients with NOA with bilateral testes...
May 11, 2024: International Urology and Nephrology