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Best practice in the diagnosis and treatment of varicocele in children and adolescents

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Urology, 2018
A varicocele is an abnormal dilation of the pampiniform plexus of veins in the scrotum which begins at puberty in approximately 15% of males. Although common in the general population and often asymptomatic, varicoceles are associated with gonadal ...
Matthew R. Macey   +3 more
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Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of varicoceles: a review

open access: yes, 2014
In this article we reviewed the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of varicoceles. The etiology and pathogenesis of varicoceles cannot be explained by one theory.
Everaert, Karel   +3 more
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Systematic review of treatment methods for recurrent varicoceles to compare post-treatment sperm parameters, pregnancy and complication rates

open access: yes, 2019
We aimed to define which method would be the best for the treatment of recurrent varicoceles. We analysed 21 studies to compare post-treatment improvement in semen parameters, spontaneous pregnancy and complication rates between the treatment methods ...
Kadioglu, Ates   +3 more
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Adrenocortical carcinoma presenting as varicocele and renal vein thrombosis: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Adrenocortical carcinomas are rare aggressive tumors. Their annual incidence is approximately one to two per million among the population of the United States of America.
Horne John M   +2 more
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Multiple determinations of sperm DNA fragmentation show that varicocelectomy is not indicated for infertile patients with subclinical varicocele [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Varicocele is one of the most common causes of low semen quality, which is reflected in high percentages of sperm cells with fragmented DNA. While varicocelectomy is usually performed to ameliorate a patient's fertility, its impact on sperm DNA integrity
Benet i Català, Jordi   +8 more
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Role of testicular tissue telomerase assay for the prediction of the presence of testicular spermatozoa in azoospermic men with varicoceles, pre- and post-varicocelectomy

open access: yes, 2004
We evaluated the reproductive potential of frozen/thawed testicular spermatozoa of azoospermic men with left varicocele. The role of testicular tissue telomerase assay (TTA) in the prediction of the presence of testicular spermatozoa pre- and post ...
Giannakis, D   +7 more
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The relationship between varicoceles and obesity in a young adult population

open access: yes, 2019
[[abstract]]To determine whether a relationship between obesity and varicocele occurrence exists, the prevalence and severity of varicoceles related to obesity were investigated in a general population of young males.
Hsu, Chien Yeh   +9 more
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Unilateral right-sided varicocele associated with pancreatic cancer: A cadaveric case report

open access: yesTranslational Research in Anatomy, 2017
A testicular varicocele is an abnormal dilation of the pampiniform plexus of veins within the spermatic cord. Due to the asymmetrical drainage pattern of the right and left testicular veins, the vast majority of varicoceles are found on the left side ...
Kelly E. Davis   +2 more
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Analgesia acupuntural en el tratamiento del dolor post-operatorio en operaciones de hernias inguinales y varicoceles [PDF]

open access: yes
Introduction: there is a wide variety of agents and methods that cause analgesia during the postoperative period, where Natural and Traditional Medicine plays an important role, and within its therapeutic modalities, acupuncture.Objective: to evaluate ...
Rodríguez Miquel, Amanda Melissa   +4 more
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Varicocele Repair Prior to Assisted Reproductive Technology: Patient Selection and Special Considerations

open access: yesResearch and Reports in Urology, 2020
Jaden R Kohn,1 Nora M Haney,2 Paige E Nichols,3 Katherine M Rodriguez,2 Taylor P Kohn2 1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and ...
Kohn JR   +4 more
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