[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound evaluation of varicoceles: systematic literature review and rationale of the ESUR-SPIWG Guidelines and Recommendations

M Bertolotto, S Freeman, J Richenberg, J Belfield… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Although often asymptomatic and detected incidentally, varicocele is a relatively common
problem in patients who seek medical attention for infertility problems. Ultrasound (US) is the …

Color Doppler ultrasound investigation of varicocele

G Liguori, C Trombetta, G Garaffa, S Bucci… - World journal of …, 2004 - Springer
Varicocele, whose association with male infertility has been clearly documented in the
literature, is a common finding in adolescents and adult men, being diagnosed in 20–40% of …

Ultrasound evaluation of varicoceles: guidelines and recommendations of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group …

S Freeman, M Bertolotto, J Richenberg, J Belfield… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Varicoceles are relatively common particularly in asymptomatic men and are even more
prevalent in subfertile men, representing the most common potentially correctable cause of …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm chromatin condensation in infertile men with varicocele before and after surgical repair

A Sadek, ASA Almohamdy, A Zaki, M Aref, SM Ibrahim… - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess sperm chromatin integrity in infertile men with varicocele before and
after surgical repair. DESIGN: Prospective. SETTING: Academic setting. PATIENT (S) …

Increased expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in the internal spermatic vein of patients with varicocele

JD Lee, SY Jeng, TH Lee - The Journal of urology, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Varicocele is recognized as a cause of male infertility. Testis hypoxia may be
one of the possible mechanisms of varicocele. We examined whether tissue hypoxia …

Efficacy of bilateral and left varicocelectomy in infertile men with left clinical and right subclinical varicoceles: a comparative study

YQ Zheng, X Gao, ZJ Li, YL Yu, ZG Zhang, W Li - Urology, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether it is necessary to perform bilateral varicocelectomy
(BV) in infertile men with left clinical and right subclinical varicoceles by comparing the …

The role of color Doppler ultrasound in prediction of the outcome of microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy

AF Hussein - The Journal of urology, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Overdiagnosis and undertreatment of varicocele may be responsible for the
poor outcome of varicocelectomy. In this study we used color Doppler ultrasound for …

Bilateral is superior to unilateral varicocelectomy in infertile men with bilateral varicocele: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Ou, J Zhu, W Zhang, Z Liang, R Hu, Y Song… - Andrologia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate whether bilateral surgery can bring more benefits to infertile patients with
bilateral varicocele than unilateral surgery. A search of PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE …

Comparison of clinical outcome of bilateral and unilateral varicocelectomy in infertile males with left clinical and right subclinical varicocele: A meta‐analysis of …

Y Niu, D Wang, Y Chen, G Pokhrel, H Xu, T Wang… - Andrologia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Varicocele is the most common cause of male infertility. Varicoceles are classified into two
types: clinical and subclinical varicoceles. Some researchers reported right subclinical …

The investigation of correlation between semen analysis parameters and intraparenchymal testicular spectral Doppler indices in patients with clinical varicocele

I Semiz, Ö Tokgöz, H Tokgoz, N Voyvoda… - Ultrasound …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Our aim was to evaluate the effect of clinical varicocele on testicular
microcirculation measured by spectral Doppler analysis and investigate the correlation …