"Varicocele" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition characterized by the dilated tortuous veins of the SPERMATIC CORD with a marked left-sided predominance. Adverse effect on male fertility occurs when varicocele leads to an increased scrotal (and testicular) temperature and reduced testicular volume.
| Descriptor ID |
D014646
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.936 C14.907.903
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Varicocele" by people in Profiles.
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The relationship between inflammation and mean platelet volume in varicocele pathophysiology. Rev Int Androl. 2018 Oct - Dec; 16(4):137-142.
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A rare cause of infertility: intratesticular varicocele associated with ipsilateral extratesticular varicocele. Andrologia. 2016 Mar; 48(2):235-7.
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Preoperative semen analysis as a predictor of seminal improvement following varicocelectomy. Fertil Steril. 2001 Jan; 75(1):63-8.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm with aorta-left renal vein fistula with left varicocele. J Vasc Surg. 2000 Apr; 31(4):802-5.
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Current and future roles of laparoscopic surgery in urology. Urology. 1993 Jan; 41(1 Suppl):5-9.
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[Essential varicocele: a modification of the classic intervention of Ivanissevich. Surgical technic]. Minerva Chir. 1986 Apr 30; 41(8):641-3.