Abstract

The histopathological changes in testes were investigated during the short period ischemia of testes after cold application or after leaving in room temperature. Thirty rats have been used in this study. Testes have been kept isehemic for periods of 5,15 or 30 minutes. In this period of time the testes of one group were cooled with ice and the left testes of the other group were taken outside the scrotum. Orchiectomy was performed after 60 days and the testes were examined under light microscopy: for the narrowing of the tubulus diameter and the affected tubulus number. Statistical analysis revealed that very short period of isehemia may be harmful to the testicular tissue cold isehemia time was significantly longer than warm isehemia time.