Immediately after vascular repair, Dr. Safeno performed a microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE). He opened the tunica albuginea and searched for healthy seminiferous tubules.
Under 25x magnification, Dr. Safeno identified a cluster of dilated, opaque tubules—typically a sign of obstruction. But when he micro-dissected them, active sperm were seen swimming. The lab counted 14 million sperm per mL post-wash. doctor adventures got sperm august safeno top