Varicocele in Adolescents




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Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves and Ashok AgarwalVaricocele and Male InfertilitySpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology10.1007/978-3-319-24936-0_7


7. Varicocele in Adolescents



Alaa Hamada , Sandro C. Esteves  and Ashok Agarwal 


(1)
TUFTS Medical School/St. Elizabeths Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

(2)
ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Avenida Dr. Heitor Penteado, 1464, 13075-460 Campinas, SP, Brazil

(3)
American Centre for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

 



 

Alaa Hamada (Corresponding author)



 

Sandro C. Esteves



 

Ashok Agarwal



Adolescent varicocele have been associated with testicular volume loss, endocrine abnormalities, and abnormal semen parameters [251]. Severe testicular damage is found in 20 % of adolescents affected, with abnormal findings in 46 % of affected adolescents. Histological findings are similar in children or adolescents and in infertile men. In 70 % of patients with grade 2 and 3 varicocele, left testicular volume loss was found.

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Sep 21, 2016 | Posted by in UROLOGY | Comments Off on Varicocele in Adolescents

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