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Congenital obstructive azoospermia in a man with Marfan syndrome
A Kukuvitis1, I Georgiou, S Ioannidis
1Human Reproduction Unit, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. akukuvit@cc.uoi.gr
Objective:
To present a case of Marfan syndrome and concurrent congenital obstructive azoospermia.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
Tertiary-care academic hospital.
Patient(S):
A man with Marfan syndrome and obstructive azoospermia.
Intervention(S):
The patient was evaluated for azoospermia that was proved to be due to congenital absence of large segments of vas deferens and epididymis bilaterally.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Evaluation for testicular sperm extraction and ICSI procedure.
Result(S):
The patient is a candidate for testicular sperm extraction and ICSI.
Conclusion(S):
The Marfan syndrome and azoospermia may be associated in sporadic cases.