By Justin Hardacre
AbstractIntroduction:Kartagener's syndrome (KS) is characterized by the classic triad of chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis and situs inversus. We report a healthy birth that was achieved by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using ejaculated spermatozoa from a patient with KS. Several semen analyses showed sperm concentration of 77-87 × 10 6 /ml and ejaculated volume of 3.5-4.0 ml. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the sperm tail showed the absence of both inner and outer dynein arms. After counseling for this condition and suitability for ICSI, the couple proceeded with ICSI using ejaculated spermatozoa.
