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ArticleAndrologia2022

Establishment of an animal model of ejaculatory duct obstruction.

Jianchao Ren, Zhenya Xing, Yuan Ji, Ke Yang, Yu Gao, Wei Wang, Shuaishuai Fan, Jingqi Wang

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Article in Andrologia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jianchao RenShanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8872-6196
Zhenya XingShanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Yuan JiShanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Ke YangShanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Yu GaoShanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Wei WangShanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Shuaishuai FanShanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Jingqi WangDepartment of Urology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-1026
Shanxi Medical University · CN

Funding

Health Science Popularization Project of Shanxi Association for Science and Technology JKKP202137Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province 201901D111346
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to establish animal models with different degrees of ejaculatory duct obstruction. Forty-eight male rats aged 14-15 weeks were randomly divided into three groups (n = 16): control, complete ejaculatory duct obstruction (tied around the lower seminal vesicle gland and ductus deferens with a 2-0 silk ligature), and partial ejaculatory duct obstruction (padded with a wire guide). Mortality, complications, seminal vesicle morphology and histopathology were compared in the three groups at 4 and 8 weeks postoperatively. In the complete ejaculatory duct obstruction group, seminal vesicle weight decreased gradually with increased obstruction time compared with those of the control group (p < 0.05); moreover, stone-like material was occasionally observed. In the partial ejaculatory duct obstruction group, there was an increase followed by a decrease in seminal vesicle weight in the postoperative period compared with that of the control group (p < 0.05). Histopathological lesions of seminal vesicles were observed in the complete and partial ejaculatory duct obstruction groups (8 weeks postoperatively). We successfully established animal models of complete and partial ejaculatory duct obstruction, which provide an easy-to-use tool for studying seminal vesicle changes after ejaculatory duct obstruction.

Indexed as

Ejaculatory DuctsInfertility, MaleAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleRatsSeminal VesiclesVas Deferensanimal modelsejaculatory duct obstructioninfertilityseminal vesicletransurethral resection of the ejaculatory duct

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PMID35716081
PMCPMC9539691
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