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Contribution to the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Varicoceles [PDF]

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2018
Anatomical differences between adults and adolescents and between left and right varicoceles were shown in this work. We designed a standardized and reproducible method for pressure measurement in the inguinal internal spermatic vein (ISV).
Peter Vanlangenhove
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Management options of varicoceles

Indian Journal of Urology, 2011
Varicocele is one of the most common causes of male infertility. Treatment options for varicoceles includes open varicocelectomy performed at various anatomical levels.
Peter Chan
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The evolution and refinements of varicocele surgery

Asian Journal of Andrology, 2016
Varicoceles had been recognized in clinical practice for over a century. Originally, these procedures were utilized for the management of pain but, since 1952, the repairs had been mostly for the treatment of male infertility.
Joel L Marmar
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The Evolving Landscape of Male Varicocele Pathophysiology in the Era of Multi-Omics: A Narrative Review of the Current Literature

Biology
Male-factor infertility is implicated in over half of the millions of cases of infertility worldwide, and varicoceles are the most common correctable cause of male-factor infertility.
Carlos Munoz-Lopez, Anne Wong, Kieran Lewis, Raevti Bole, Sarah C. Vij, Scott D. Lundy   +5 more
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Diagnosis of clinical and subclinical varicocele: how has it evolved?

Asian Journal of Andrology, 2016
In this review, we examine the evolution and application of various diagnostic modalities for varicoceles starting with venography, scintigraphy, and thermography and their role in the evaluation of a varicocele patient.
Ruth E Belay, Gene Omar Huang, Jim Ken-Chie Shen, Edmund Yuey Kun Ko   +3 more
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‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension [PDF]

African Journal of Urology, 2016
The scrotal varicocele is a common finding encountered during clinical examination. A porto-systemic shunt presenting with an associated varicocele is exceptionally rarely reported.
A. Adam, W.C. Mamitele, A. Moselane, F. Ismail   +3 more
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Varicocele: Management and the continuing controversies

Sahel Medical Journal, 2010
Varicoceles have long been associated with infertility. Despite this long history, there remains much controversy regarding their aetiology and management. The aim of this review is to present the most current information on the management of varicoceles
P S Agbo, I A Mungadi, H U Liman, M Oboirien   +3 more
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Surgery or embolization for varicoceles in subfertile men

São Paulo Medical Journal
BACKGROUNDA varicocele is a meshwork of distended blood vessels in the scrotum, usually left-sided, due to dilatation of the spermatic vein. Although the concept that a varicocele causes male subfertility has been around for more than 50 years now, the ...
Anja C. J. Kroese, Natascha M. de Lange, John Collins, Johannes L. H. Evers   +3 more
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Treatment of Persistent or Recurrent Varicoceles: A Systematic Review

, 2023
Context: The outcomes and morbidity following treatment for persistent or varicocele recurrence remain controversial. Objective: To conduct a systematic review relating to the outcomes following treatment (any surgical or radiological) for varicocele ...
Karl H. Pang, Giuseppe Fallara, Alnajjar, Hussain M., Belladelli, Federico, Salonia, Andrea, Tang, Stanley, Pang, Karl H, Nicolò Schifano, Asif Muneer, Castiglione, Fabio, Alnajjar, Hussein M, Francesco Montorsi, Muneer, Asif, Stanley Tang, Schifano, Nicolò, Federico Belladelli, Paolo Capogrosso, Fabio Castiglione, Capogrosso, Paolo, Pozzi, Edoardo, Montorsi, Francesco, Fallara, Giuseppe, Pang, Karl H., Hussain M. Alnajjar, Edoardo Pozzi, Andrea Salonia   +25 more
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Simultaneous microsurgical spermatic vein ligation and sclerotherapy - A combined procedure for the treatment of recurrent or persistent varicocele [PDF]

, 2001
Objectives: Microsurgical ligation as well as antegrade sclerotherapy have been established in varicocele treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a combination of microsurgery.
Corvin, Stefan, Reich, O., Stürminger, P., Zaak, Dirk, Hofstetter, Alfons, Adam, C., Liedl, B.   +6 more
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