OBJECTIVE We attempted to examine the success rate of varicocele ligation when performed for the treatment of pain and to evaluate all the predictor factors that may affect the resolution of pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 2008 to January 2011, a total 152 patients presented with painful varicocele to our out-patient clinic. While waiting for surgery, 7 patients (4.6%) resolved their ...

OBJECTIVE To describe practice patterns in the choice of surgical approach for adolescent varicocelectomy using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. METHODS Hospitals enrolled in the PHIS database that reported all outpatient surgeries by CPT code from 2003 to 2012 were included. Patients at least 10 years of age whose records contained both the ICD-9 code for varicocele (...

Background Few studies assessed the relationships between BMI and post varicocelectomy semen quality fertility potential they reported inconsistent findings.Objective To assess association of with parameters reproductive hormones before after microsurgical varicocelectomy.Materials Methods Retrospective chart review in a tertiary infertility center. Of 1170 patients clinical varicocele during s...

different methods have been used to evaluate the beneficial effect of varicocelectomy; these include semen parameters and pregnancy rate. due to high biological variability of semen parameters, sperm functional tests have been considered as an efficient end point in assessment of fertility. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of varicocelectomy on semen parameters and sp...

Background: Varicocele occurs in approximately 15 to 20% of the general male population and it is the most common cause of poor semen production and decreased semen quality. Clinical studies have show that varicocele surgery can improve semen quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate if antioxidant therapy adds any extra benefit to standard inguinal varicocelectomy in improvement of sperm ...