Long-term effect of varicocele repair on intratesticular arterial resistance index
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Tarih
2008
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John Wiley & Sons Inc
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Purpose. To investigate the long-term effect of varicocele repair on ipsilateral intratesticular arterial resistance index (RI) using color Doppler sonography (CDS). Methods. A total of 26 infertile patients with left varicocele who underwent a testicular artery and lymphatic-sparing subinguinal varicocelectomy were examined with CDS for intratesticular flow parameters before and at least 6 months after surgery. We also evaluated preoperative and postoperative semen parameters. Results. The mean values of RI, end-diastolic velocity and pulsatility index decreased significantly after surgery, whereas no significant change was observed in peak systolic velocity. Repair of the varicocele resulted in a statistically significant increase in the total sperm count, motility, morphology, and total motile sperm count. However, no significant correlation was found between sperm parameters and RI values (p > 0.05). Conclusions. Our data show that a significant improvement occurs in testicular blood supply and sperm parameters after surgical varicocele repair, without significant correlation between these 2 changes. (C) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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blood flow, Doppler, resistance index, varicocele, semen, testis
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Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
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Q3
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Q3
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36
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3
