Intratesticular arterial resistance and testicular volume in infertile men with subclinical varicocele

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 389-393

  Akcar, Nevbahar ^a   Turgut, Mehmet ^a   Adapinar, Baki ^a   Ozkan, I Ragip ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Infertility; Intratesticular arterial resistance; Male; Subclinical varicocele; Testicular volume; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS SIZE; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 4644283367     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20059     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Nashan D, Behre HM, Grunert JH, et al. Diagnostic value of scrotal sonography in infertile men: report on 658 cases. Andrologia 1990;22:387.
2. Demas BE Hricak H, McClure RD. Varicoceles radiologic diagnosis and treatment. Radiol Clin North Am 1991;29:619.
3. Zini A, Buckspan M, Berardinucci D, et al. The influence of clinical and subclinical varicocele on testicular volume. Fertil Steril 1997;68:671.
4. McClure RD, Hricak H. Scrotal ultrasound in the infertile men: detection of subclinical unilateral and bilateral varicoceles. J Urol 1986;135:711.
5. Marsman JWP. Clinical versus subclinical varicocele: venographic findings and improvement of fertility after embolization. Radiology 1985;155:635.
6. McClure RD, Khoo D, Jarvi K, et al. Subclinical varicocele: the effectiveness of varicocelectomy. J Urol 1991;145:789.
7. Eskew LA, Watson NE, Wolfman N, et al. Ultrasonographic diagnosis of varicoceles. Fertil Steril 1993;60:693.
8. Tefekli A, Cayan S, Uluocak N, et al. Is selective internal spermatic venography necessary in detecting recurrent varicocele after surgical repair? Eur Urol 2001;40:404.
9. World Health Organization. Comparison among different methods for the diagnosis of varicocele. Fertil Steril 1985;43:575.
10. Hoekstra T, Witt MA. The correlation of internal spermatic vein palpability with ultrasonographic diameter and reversal of venous flow. J Urol 1995;153:82.
11. Taşçi AI, Resim S, Çaşkurlu T, et al. Color Doppler analysis of venous flow in diagnosis of varicocele. Eur Urol 2001;139:316.
12. Kocakoc E, Serhatlioglu S, Kiris A, et al. Color Doppler sonographic evaluation of inter-relations between diameter, reflux and flow volume of testicular veins in varicocele. Eur J Radiol 2003;47:251.
13. Kocakoc E, Kiris A, Orhan I, et al. Incidence and importance of reflux in testicular veins of healthy men evaluated with color duplex sonography. J Clin Ultrasound 2002;30:282.
14. Graif M, Hauser R, Hirshebein A, et al. Varicocele and the testicular-renal venous route: hemodynamic Doppler sonographic investigation. J Ultrasound Med 2000;19:627.
15. Mihmanh I, Kuruoglu S, Cantasdemir M, et al. Color Doppler ultrasound in subclinical varicocele: an attempt to determine new criteria. Eur J Ultrasound 2000;12:43.
16. Resim S, Cek M, Fazlioglu A, et al. Echo-colour Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of varicocele. Int Urol Nephrol 1999;31:371.
17. Petros JA, Andriole GL, Middleton WD, et al. Correlation of testicular color Doppler ultrasonography, physical examination and venography in the detection of left varicoceles in men with infertility. J Urol 1991;145:785.
18. Chiou RK, Anderson JC, Wobig RK, et al. Color Doppler ultrasound criteria to diagnose varicoceles: correlation of a new scoring system with physical examination. Urology 1997;50:953.
19. Krieger JN, Wang K, Mack L. Preliminary evaluation of color Doppler imaging for investigation of intrascrotal pathology. J Urol 1990;144:904.
20. Thomas JC, Elder JC. Testicular growth arrest and adolescent varicocele: does varicocele size make a difference. J Urol 2002;168(4 Pt 2):1689.
21. Kass EJ, Stork BR, Steinert BW. Varicocele in adolescence induces left and right testicular volume loss. BJU Int 2001;87:499.
22. Akbay E, Cayan S, Doruk E, et al. The prevalence of varicocele and varicocele-related testicular atrophy in Turkish children and adolescents. BJU Int 2000;86:490.
23. Zini A, Buckspan M, Berardinucci D, et al. Loss of left testicular volume in men with clinical left varicocele: correlation with grade of varicocele. Arch Androl 1998;41:37.
24. Braedel HU, Steffens J, Ziegler M, et al. Possible ontogenic etiology for idiopathic left varicocele. J Urol 1994;151:62.
25. Pierik FH, Dohle GR, Muiswinkel JM, et al. Is routine scrotal ultrasound advantageous in infertile men? J Urol 1999;162:1618.
26. Bree RL. The prostate. In: Rumack CM, Wilson SR, Charboneau JW (editors). Diagnostic ultrasound. 2nd edn. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 1998. p 410.
27. Rifkin MD, Foy PM, Kurtz AB, et al. The role of diagnostic ultrasonography in varicocele evaluation. J Ultrasound Med 1983;2:271.
28. Sigmund G, Gall H, Bahren W. Stop-type and shunt-type varicoceles: venographic findings. Radiology 1987;163:105.
29. Cvitanic OA, Cronan JJ, Sigman M, et al. Varicoceles: postoperative prevalence-A prospective study with color Doppler US. Radiology 1993;187:711.
30. Caskurlu T, Tasci AI, Resim S, et al. Reliability of venous diameter in the diagnosis of subclinical varicocele. Urol Int 2003;71:83.
31. Horstman WG. Scrotal imaging. Urol Clin North Am 1997;24:653.
32. Tarhan S, Gumus B, Gunduz I, et al. Effect of varicocele on testicular artery blood flow in men-color Doppler investigation. Scand J Urol Nephrol 2003;37:38.
33. Pinto KJ, Kroovand RL, Jarow JP. Varicocele related testicular atrophy and its predictive effect upon fertility. J Urol 1994;152:788.
34. Lipshultz LI, Corriere JN. Progressive testicular atrophy in varicocele patient. J Urol 1977;117:175.
35. Hadziselimovic F, Leibundgut B, Rugna DD, et al. The value of testicular biopsy in patients with varicocele. J Urol 1986;135:707.
36. Laplante S, Patriquin HB, Robitaille P, et al. Renal vein thrombosis in children: evidence of early flow recovery with Doppler US. Radiology 1993;189:37.
37. Platt JF, Ellis JH, Rubin JM. Intrarenal arterial Doppler sonography in the detection of renal vein thrombosis of the native kidney. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1994;162:1367.
38. Biagiotti G, Cavallini G, Modenini F, et al. Spermatogenesis and spectral echo-colour Doppler traces from the main testicular artery. BJU Int 2002;90:903.
39. Marilyn JS. The acute scrotum. Radiol Clin North Am 1997;35:959.
40. Middleton WD, Bell MB. Analysis of intratesticular arterial anatomy with emphasis on transmediastinal arteries. Radiology 1993;189:157.
41. Middleton WD, Fitzgerald SW. Color Doppler imaging of the scrotum and penis. In: Taylor KJW, Burns PN, Wells PNT (editors). Clinical applications of Doppler ultrasound. 2nd edn. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p 181.
42. Platt JF, Rubin JM, Ellis JH. Acute renal obstruction: evaluation with intrarenal duplex Doppler and conventional US. Radiology 1993;186:685.