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ABSTRACT: Testicular fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an important investigation in management of male infertility, especially to differentiate between obstructive and non obstructive causes of azoospermia. It is less invasive and associated with no or minimal complications. Nowadays when assisted fertilization techniques are being practiced, fibrosis after biopsy may further hamper in sperm extraction for intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Present study describes a detailed analysis of aspiration cytology in 546 cases and also compared 48 cases of testicular biopsies with cytology. The cytological diagnoses correlated well with histological diagnoses and helped in management of infertility. FNAC can help in management of surgical and medical causes of infertility and can save unnecessary expensive investigations in cases of sertoli cell only syndrome and atrophic patterns. FNAC in combination with semen analysis and serum follicle stimulating hormone levels are of great help in management of male infertility.
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 11/2007; 50(4):851-4. · 0.68 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Microfilariae have been reported in various cytological preparations, however there are very few case reports describing microfilariae in bone marrow aspirates. We report six such cases with the interesting finding of marrow hypoplasia in five of these cases.
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 11/2006; 49(4):566-8. · 0.68 Impact Factor
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Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 11/2006; 49(4):631. · 0.68 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Dieulafoy disease is a rare cause of severe gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The lesion is usually located in the stomach, although it may occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. It is characterized by severe bleeding from a minute submucosal arteriole that bleeds through a punctate erosion in an otherwise normal mucosa. We describe a 55 year old patient of severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a gastric Dieulafoy disease, presenting as a mass lesion in the stomach, diagnosed clinically and radiologically as gastrointestinal stromal tumour. Increased awareness and early endoscopy are important for accurate diagnosis.
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 05/2005; 48(2):211-3. · 0.68 Impact Factor
