Treatment of palpable varicocele in infertile men: a meta‐analysis to define the best technique

S Çayan, S Shavakhabov, A Kadioğlu - Journal of andrology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
To date, there have been no randomized, controlled, prospective clinical studies that
compare various techniques to describe the best method for the treatment of varicocele in …

[PDF][PDF] Varicocele and testicular pain: a review

S Paick, WS Choi - The world journal of men's health, 2019 - synapse.koreamed.org
Varicocele is the dilatation of the scrotal portion of pampiniform plexus and the internal
spermatic venous system. About 15% of men suffer from scrotal varicocele and 2% to 10% of …

[HTML][HTML] Reassessing the value of varicocelectomy as a treatment for male subfertility with a new meta-analysis

JL Marmar, A Agarwal, S Prabakaran, R Agarwal… - Fertility and sterility, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of varicocelectomy as a treatment for male factor
infertility by improving the chance of spontaneous pregnancy. DESIGN: Meta-analysis …

Open non-microsurgical, laparoscopic or open microsurgical varicocelectomy for male infertility: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

H Ding, J Tian, W Du, L Zhang, H Wang… - BJU …, 2012 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Study Type-Therapy (systematic review) Level of Evidence 1a What's known on the
subject? and What does the study add? There are several surgical techniques for the …

Review of current varicocelectomy techniques and their outcomes.

P Diegidio, JK Jhaveri, S Ghannam… - BJU …, 2011 - search.ebscohost.com
What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The relationship between
varicocele and infertility is well established, and several surgical and radiological …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of varicoceles: techniques and outcomes

D Johnson, J Sandlow - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
Varicoceles, a dilation of veins within the pampiniform plexus, are present in∼ 15% of the
general male population. This paper reviews the indications for treatment of varicoceles …

Anatomical variations in the human testicular blood vessels

S Asala, SC Chaudhary… - Annals of Anatomy …, 2001 - Elsevier
The testis is an important organ upon which the survival of the human species depends. The
testicular arteries and veins play major roles in the thermo-regulation that is essential for the …

A critical appraisal on the role of varicocele in male infertility

R Miyaoka, SC Esteves - Advances in urology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Varicocele is a major cause of male infertility, as it may impair spermatogenesis through
several distinct physiopathological mechanisms. With the recent advances in biomolecular …

Inguinal and subinguinal micro-varicocelectomy, the optimal surgical management of varicocele: a meta-analysis

J Wang, SJ Xia, ZH Liu, L Tao, JF Ge… - Asian journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Conventional meta-analyses have shown inconsistent results for the efficacy of various
treatments of varicoceles. Therefore, we performed a multiple-treatment meta-analysis to …

Minimal invasiveness and effectivity of subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy: a comparative study with retroperitoneal high and laparoscopic approaches

M Watanabe, A Nagai, N Kusumi… - … journal of urology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The standard management of varicocele repair is the subject of ongoing controversy.
We retrospectively evaluated three surgical methods of varicocele treatment to determine …