{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Li X"],"funding":["the National Key Research and Development Program of China","the program from Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality","the National Key Research and Development Projects","the National Natural Science Foundation of China"],"pagination":["269"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12672963"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the diagnostic performance of combined transscrotal-transrectal ultrasonography in predicting sites of obstructive azoospermia.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>From June 2019 to March 2023, 166 obstructive azoospermia patients who underwent surgical exploration were enrolled in the retrospective study. The data of combined transscrotal-transrectal ultrasonography in 166 patients were collected and analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was employed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of these ultrasonographic measurements for localizing different obstructive sites.<h4>Results</h4>There were 9 sides of intratesticular obstruction, 239 sides of epididymal obstruction, 68 sides of vas deferens obstruction, and 16 sides of ejaculatory"],"journal":["Insights into imaging"],"pubmed_title":["Localization of obstruction sites in obstructive azoospermia: role of combined transscrotal-transrectal ultrasonography."],"pmcid":["PMC12672963"],"funding_grant_id":["2022YFC2702700","20Y11912400","2022YFC3602400","82071931, 82130057"],"pubmed_authors":["Yao CC","Li X","Jiang LR","Li Z","Wang XB","Li P","Wu R","Zhang CW"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Localization of obstruction sites in obstructive azoospermia: role of combined transscrotal-transrectal ultrasonography.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the diagnostic performance of combined transscrotal-transrectal ultrasonography in predicting sites of obstructive azoospermia.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>From June 2019 to March 2023, 166 obstructive azoospermia patients who underwent surgical exploration were enrolled in the retrospective study. The data of combined transscrotal-transrectal ultrasonography in 166 patients were collected and analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was employed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of these ultrasonographic measurements for localizing different obstructive sites.<h4>Results</h4>There were 9 sides of intratesticular obstruction, 239 sides of epididymal obstruction, 68 sides of vas deferens obstruction, and 16 sides of ejaculatory","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Dec","modification":"2026-06-07T04:41:51.328Z","creation":"2026-06-07T03:06:52.69Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12672963","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41329395"],"doi":["10.1186/s13244-025-02143-x"]}}