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The effect of varicoceles on testicular blood flow in man.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7941192     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of varicoceles on testicular blood flow in man. METHODS: Testicular blood flow was measured in 248 consecutive men attending an infertility clinic and 34 fertile volunteers using color duplex ultrasonography. RESULTS: The testicular blood flow of men with either clinical and/or subclinical varicoceles was not significantly different from controls without varicoceles. CONCLUSIONS: Varicoceles do not significantly alter testicular blood flow in man.
Authors:
J A Ross; N E Watson; J P Jarow
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Urology     Volume:  44     ISSN:  0090-4295     ISO Abbreviation:  Urology     Publication Date:  1994 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-11-08     Completed Date:  1994-11-08     Revised Date:  2010-03-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0366151     Medline TA:  Urology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  535-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Urology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Arteries / physiopathology,  ultrasonography
Blood Flow Velocity
Blood Volume
Humans
Infertility, Male / etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Examination
Regional Blood Flow / physiology*
Reproducibility of Results
Testis / blood supply,  physiopathology*,  ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
Varicocele / complications,  diagnosis,  physiopathology*

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