A varicocele is, in a man, an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum; in a woman, it is an abnormal painful swelling to the...
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spermatic cord are referred to as varicocele. Though often asymptomatic, about one in four people with varicocele have negatively affected fertility...
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finding in varicocele-affected patients and possibly, nutcracker syndrome should be routinely excluded as a possible cause of varicocele and pelvic congestion...
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Testicular vein (section Varicocele)
return and eventually varicocele development. The testicular vein may be ligated in part (a branch) or completely to treat varicocele. This is typically...
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accumulation can be a marker of physical trauma, infection, tumor or varicocele surgery, but the cause is generally unknown. Indirect inguinal hernia...
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Diagnosis of female varicocele, properly called pelvic compression syndrome, should be expected to be as frequent as male varicocele (15% of healthy asymptomatic...
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they cause an increased risk of testicular cancer. Additionally, unlike varicoceles, they do not reduce fertility. "Spermatocele" is originally derived from...
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Male infertility (section Varicocele)
breakdown of the blood‑testis barrier, trauma and surgery, orchitis, varicocele, infections, prostatitis, testicular cancer, failure of immunosuppression...
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infections such as epididymitis, prostatitis, and orchitis, as well as varicocele, hydrocele, spermatocele, polyarteritis nodosa, testicular torsion, previous...
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Prostatic congestion (section Varicocele sclerotherapy)
identified for prostatic congestion include mechanical treatments such as varicocele sclerotherapy, minimally invasive treatments, and alternative treatments...
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testicular pain may be caused by injury, infection, surgery, cancer, varicocele, or testicular torsion, and is a possible complication after vasectomy...
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Urogenital malformations include: Hypospadias Epispadias Labial fusion Varicocele As a medical specialty, genitourinary pathology is the subspecialty of...
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chronic alcohol use, sexually transmitted infections, COVID-19, orchitis, varicoceles, or torsion of the testes. Shrinkage of the testicles is common with...
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Seminal vesiculitis Spermatocele Testicular cancer Testicular torsion Varicocele Unlike gynaecology, which has a plethora of medical board certification...
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doctor can detect any of the following: structural abnormalities (ex. varicocele), urethral opening abnormalities, problems related to not being circumcised...
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sexual denial Prostatic congestion Sexual frustration Pampiniform plexus Varicocele Wiener, SL (1990). "Testicular Pain". In Walker, HK; Hall, WD; Hurst,...
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Hematocele Molluscum contagiosum Spermatocele Paget's disease of the scrotum Varicocele - enlargement of the pampiniform venous complex Inguinal hernia Epididymo-orchitis...
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Cancers. Infections, which are often sexually transmitted infections. Varicocele Functional problems caused by environmental factors, physical damage,...
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swelling of the veins in the valveless pampiniform plexus causes it. While varicocele is the diagnostic term for swelling in the valveless venous distribution...
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Interventional radiology (section Varicocele)
patient more time to recover before definitive surgical treatment. A varicocele is defined as an enlargement of the veins within the scrotum, most commonly...
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due to varicocele. Microsurgical treatment has been shown to significantly improve fertility rate also in patients with recurrent varicocele who had...
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varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency...
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chromosomes Klinefelter syndrome Neoplasm, e.g. seminoma Cryptorchidism Varicocele (14% in one study) Trauma Hydrocele Mumps Malaria Defects in USP26 enzyme...
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and superficial thrombophlebitis. Varices in the scrotum are known as varicocele, while those around the anus are known as hemorrhoids. The physical, social...
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varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency...
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40%, authorities vary) usually present with abdominal or flank pain, varicocele, and renal vein thrombosis or they may be asymptomatic and detected incidentally...
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inguinal hernia, testicular torsion, epididymitis, hydrocele testis and varicocele. However, it is not clear whether polyorchidism causes or aggravates these...
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dilation, called Saphena varix Vascular aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm Hydrocele Varicocele Cryptorchidism (Undescended testes) There is currently no medical recommendation...
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testicular cancer (though this is often painless), enlarged scrotal veins (varicocele), calcifications, and a possible cyst within the epididymis. Some research...
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Scrotal ultrasound (section Varicocele)
frequency and the lowest possible threshold setting.[citation needed] Varicocele refers to abnormal dilatation of the veins of the spermatic cord due to...
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