AIM To identify and define prostate and seminal vesicle abnormalities in patients with chronic male accessory gland infection (MAGI) who failed to respond to antibacterial treatment. METHODS We selected 67 consecutive patients with MAGI and persistently elevated bacteriospermia (=or>10(6) colony forming units [CFU]/mL) after three antibiotic courses. Fourteen infertile patients with initial c...

The accuracy of transrectal real-time ultrasonography (RTU) scanning technique to detect ovarian structures (follicles and corpus luteum) of Serrana goats was compared to the data obtained by observation of ovarian sequential slices. This slicing technique (SLI) was considered as reference method. The laparoscopy and laparotomy techniques were also used for corpora lutea identification. For thi...

Two studies were performed to evaluate early pregnancy diagnosis by transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS), using a 7.5-MHz ransducer in ewes. In the first study, the objectives were to determine the earliest date that a reliable pregnancy diagnosis could be ade (percentage of ewes detected pregnant between days 15 and 20 after mating). In the second study, the objective was to confirm he findings ...

OBJECTIVE To develop an orthotopic, allogeneic, uterine transplantation technique and an effective immunosuppressive protocol in the sheep model. METHODS In this pilot study, 10 sexually mature ewes were subjected to laparotomy and total abdominal hysterectomy with oophorectomy to procure uterus allografts. The cold ischemic time was 60 min. End-to-end vascular anastomosis was performed using...

PURPOSE There are many reports about the usefulness of transrectal power-Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) for detecting prostate cancer because of the high microvessel density in cancerous tissue in the prostate. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of PDUS and contrast-enhanced transrectal power-Doppler ultrasonography (enhanced PDUS) in the identification of prostate cancer. MATER...

PURPOSE To investigate a new method and its effect on the procedure of dilating the ejaculatory duct and flushing the seminal vesicle with an F9 seminal vesicle scope in patients with chronic and recurrent seminal vesiculitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-six patients with a diagnosis based to signs, laboratory detection, digital rectal examination, and transrectal ultrasonography were involve...

We studied the diagnostic predictive power of transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) coupled with semen volume in cases of distal seminal tract sub-obstruction. As a gold standard for diagnosis we used seminal tract washout (STW). Non-azoospermic subjects (n = 112) were submitted to transrectal ultrasonography because of suspected excretory infertility or other andrological pathologies, before perf...

The studies were carried out on 45 sheep during the reproductive season. A programmed artificial insemination was performed, after synchronization of the estrus with vaginal sponges Chronogest, and treatment with Folligon. Progesterone analysis and transrectal examination were accomplished on the day of insemination, 20, 40, and 60 days afterwards. It was determined that on the 60 day of pregna...