Kartagener Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Infertility
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Kadir Bakay; Davut Güven; İdris Koçak
- Source
- Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 2 (2016)
- Subject
- Kartagener, Infertility
Gynecology and obstetrics
RG1-991
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1300-4751
Kartagener’s syndrome is defined as motility dysfunction of the epithelial cilia lining the respiratory tract, fallopian tubes and the flagella of the sperm and genetically classified as a rare autosomal recessive disease consisting almost half of all primary ciliary dyskinesia cases. In this brief case review we aim to share our experience concerning Kartagener’s syndrome from a gynecologic point of view regarding an unexplained infertility patient.