Subinguinal microsurgical varicocelectomy is safe and effective in a solitary testicle

On postoperative day 1, color Doppler ultrasound showed preserved testicular blood flow [Figure 1]c and in both testicular arteries [Figure 1]d. Early follow-up studies that were performed 3 months postoperatively showed a marked rise in the serum testosterone level and improvement of seminal parame...

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Published in:Asian journal of andrology 2020-01, Vol.22 (1), p.120-121
Main Authors: Dobronski, Piotr, Dobronska, Karolina, Kupis, Lukasz, Radziszewski, Piotr
Format: Article
Language:English
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Infertility
Letter to the Editor
Male infertility
Motility
Sperm
Testicular cancer
Testosterone
Ultrasonic imaging
Veins & arteries
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Summary:On postoperative day 1, color Doppler ultrasound showed preserved testicular blood flow [Figure 1]c and in both testicular arteries [Figure 1]d. Early follow-up studies that were performed 3 months postoperatively showed a marked rise in the serum testosterone level and improvement of seminal parameters [Table 1]. The patient had a high estradiol/total testosterone ratio. [...]he is currently being treated with an aromatase inhibitor under hormonal control. Varicocelectomy is believed to not only treat azoospermia in 30%–50% of the patients,[5],[6] but also significantly reduce costs and improve outcome of assisted reproduction techniques.
ISSN:1008-682X
1745-7262
DOI:10.4103/aja.aja_37_19