| Tubal transport of spermatozoa does not appear to be dependent on normal cilia function. | |
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PMID: 17548080 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a woman with Kartagener's syndrome with complete immotility of ciliae and normal transport of spermatozoa. DESIGN: Case report. PATIENTS: A 31-year-old woman with Kartagener's syndrome. SETTING: Medical university-affiliated teaching hospital. INTERVENTION(S): Ultrasonography, hysterosalpingoscintigraphy using technetium-99m-labeled macroaggregates of human serum albumin, application of oxytocin. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Dynamic anteroposterior scintigraphy using a gamma camera. RESULT(S): The transport of labeled macrospheres through the fallopian tube into the peritoneal cavity on the side of the leading follicle, compared to the contralateral oviduct where the labeled material may have accumulated within the fallopian tube, is similar to those reported in normal fertile women. CONCLUSION(S): Transport of spermatozoa is not dependent on normal ciliary function. |
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Authors:
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Helmut W Ott; Kristin Schmiedehausen; Sonja Kat; Helge Binder; Christian Gall; Torsten Kuwert; Dirk Heute; Irene Virgolini; Ludwig Wildt |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2007-06-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Fertility and sterility Volume: 88 ISSN: 1556-5653 ISO Abbreviation: Fertil. Steril. Publication Date: 2007 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-11-09 Completed Date: 2007-12-11 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372772 Medline TA: Fertil Steril Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1437.e17-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Clinical Division of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. helmut.ott@uibk.ac.at |
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Adult Cilia / physiology Fallopian Tube Patency Tests / methods Fallopian Tubes / physiology* Female Humans Kartagener Syndrome / diagnosis, pathology, physiopathology Male Spermatozoa / pathology, physiology* |
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