Document Detail


Testicle hemodynamics in patients after laparoscopic varicocelectomy evaluated using color Doppler sonography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9471047     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Testicular blood supply and semen quality were compared in two groups of patients undergoing laparoscopic varicocelectomy: group I (n = 27) with spermatic artery ligation and group II (n = 48) with spermatic artery preservation. METHODS: Laparoscopic varicocelectomy was performed on 75 patients divided on the basis of whether ligation took place during surgery or not. The blood flow parameter (resistance index-RI) measured using color Doppler sonography was the index of vascular efficiency selected. RESULTS: Mean RI was 0.69 in group I and 0.65 in group II. The difference was not significant. Both groups showed improvements in sperm density and motility but there was no significant difference between groups for either parameter. CONCLUSION: Using color Doppler sonography confirms that ligation of the testicular artery during varicocelectomy does not lead to major changes in testicular blood supply or sperm quality.
Authors:
V Student; F Zátura; J Scheinar; R Vrtal; J Vrána
Related Documents :
10980087 - A digital 3-dimensional method for computing great artery flows: in vitro validation st...
9166807 - Factors related to detection of blood flow by color doppler ultrasonography in intussus...
9530057 - Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts: improved evaluation with echo-enhanced ...
11907727 - Localized gallbladder carcinoma: sonographic findings.
16604307 - Comparison of spatial and temporal pattern for fmri obtained with bold and arterial spi...
8051777 - Lacuna magna in 6 boys with post-void bleeding and dysuria: alternative approach to tre...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European urology     Volume:  33     ISSN:  0302-2838     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Urol.     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-04-07     Completed Date:  1998-04-07     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7512719     Medline TA:  Eur Urol     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  91-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Urology, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Arteries / surgery
Child
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Male
Middle Aged
Semen / physiology,  ultrasonography
Sperm Motility / physiology
Testis / blood supply*,  ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Varicocele / surgery*,  ultrasonography
Vascular Resistance

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Thromboembolic complication rate after radical retropubic prostatectomy. Impact of routine ultrasono...
Next Document:  Resistance index as a prognostic factor for prolonged erection after penile dynamic colour Doppler u...