THE EFFECT OF VARICOCELES ON TESTICULAR BLOOD-FLOW IN MAN

Authors
ROSS JA WATSON NE JAROW JP
Citation
Ja. Ross et al., THE EFFECT OF VARICOCELES ON TESTICULAR BLOOD-FLOW IN MAN, Urology, 44(4), 1994, pp. 535-539
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00904295
Volume
44
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
535 - 539
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4295(1994)44:4<535:TEOVOT>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Objectives To assess the effect of varicoceles on testicular blood flo w in man. Methods. Testicular blood flow was measured in 248 consecuti ve men attending an infertility clinic and 34 fertile volunteers using color duplex ultrasonography. Results. The testicular blood flow of m en with either clinical and/or subclinical varicoceles was not signifi cantly different from controls without varicoceles. Conclusions. Varic oceles do not significantly alter testicular blood flow in man.