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THE EFFECT OF VARICOCELECTOMY ON TESTICULAR VOLUME IN INFERTILE PATIENTS WITH VARICOCELES
YAMAMOTO, MASANORI
KATSUNO, SATOSHI
YOKOI, KEISUKE
HIBI, HATSUKI
MIYAKE, KOJI
open access
Varicocele
Testis volume
Infertility
The presence of a varicocele has been associated with decrease in testicular volume both in adult and pediatric patients. However, a study on the effect of varicocelectomy on testicular volume in the adult varicocele patient has never been reported. We determined the testicular volume before and after varicocelectomy in 52 patients with varicocele. A significant increase in testicular volume with the right side showing a greater increase was observed (p < 0.05). No greater increase in testicular volume was noted among the patients who achieved a pregnancy with their spouses. In addition, the age of the patient did not correlate with the observed change in testicular volume. These results suggest that varicocele is clearly related to decreased testicular volume and that varicocelectomy can increase bilateral testis volume resulting in improved testicular function.
Nagoya University School of Medicine
1995-05-27
eng
departmental bulletin paper
VoR
https://doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.58.1-2.47
http://hdl.handle.net/2237/16083
https://nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/14178
10.18999/nagjms.58.1-2.47
http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/medlib/nagoya_j_med_sci/5812/5812.html
2186-3326
0027-7622
Nagoya Journal of Medical Science
58
1-2
47
50
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