Experimental Study on Alloplastic Spermatocele

Choi, In Gyu; Kim, Sae Chul

Abstract

The "bridge" alloplastic spermatocele, which connected the tails of the both epididymis and collected sperms from both testes, were constructed in 30 male Wistar rats, using Goretex cylinder. The artificial cylinder were aspirated postoperatively every week for 8 weeks, and the animals were then sacrificed and the epididymis connected with spermatoceles were examined histologically. The valid experimental results were not obtained because of the inflammation. However, the surgical procedure was relatively easy and a greater quantity of aspirate was obtained with easy execution of the single puncture. The number of sperms was markedly decreased from the 3rd weeks, and no sperms were survived at the first week in all the experimental rats. Therefore, it is recommended that the basic aspect of the spermatocele should be worked out experimentally before applying it to human patients.