XXXX : association with @entity4810 .

@entity1 @entity10523 @entity4810 @entity1062 @entity6660 @entity31316
PURPOSE: We studied the frequency of @entity31316 ( @entity31316 ) in a select group of otherwise healthy infertile @entity1 with abnormal semen. METHODS: We reviewed scrotal sonography records of 180 consecutive @entity1 with abnormal semen who were referred for evaluation of @entity4810 . The pampiniform plexus was evaluated for possible varicocele, and the testes were examined for the presence or absence of intratesticular calcifications and/or masses. Five @entity1 with more than 5 echogenic foci per transducer field in either @entity1062 were identified. The medical records and sonograms of this subgroup of @entity1 were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 180 @entity1 , 5 (2.8%) had @entity31316 . Three @entity1 with @entity31316 had concomitant small varicoceles; 2 others had a history of testicular maldescent. Two @entity1 eventually became fertile. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate a higher than expected frequency of @entity31316 in otherwise healthy infertile @entity1 . We speculate that the magnitude of @entity6660 in @entity1 with @entity31316 is variable and may relate to both the degree of @entity10523 and the presence or absence of concomitant scrotal pathology (eg, scrotal varicocele and cryptorchidism).
