Varicocele

Varicocele is an abnormal enlargement of the veins in the scrotum draining the testicles. The testicular blood vessels originate in the abdomen and course down through the inguinal canal as part of the spermatic cord on their way to the testis. Up-ward flow of blood in the veins is ensured by small one-way valves that prevent backflow. Defective valves, or compression of the vein by a nearby structure, can cause dilatation of the veins near the testis, leading to the formation of a varicocele. (From the Wikpedia article Varicocele.)

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Recent Publications on Varicocele:
Fibromyxoid sarcoma of kidney. OBJECTIVE: To report a case of fibromyxoid sarcoma of the kidney. Clinic...	21st November, 2009	Servicio de Urologia, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid,	Actas Urol Esp. 2009 Oct;33(9):1036-1039.
[Recurrence of varicocele caused by renal tumour.] A 31-year-old man referred with six to seven years' history of a left-side...	21st November, 2009	Urologisk Afdeling	Ugeskr Laeger. 2009 Nov 16;171(47):3429-3430.
[Microsurgical varicocele operation: a retrospective statement of Danish results.] INTRODUCTION: Varicoceles are present in about 15% of the male population....	21st November, 2009	Urologisk Afdeling,	Ugeskr Laeger. 2009 Nov 16;171(47):3421-3424.
Percutaneous Treatment of Varicocele with Microcoil Embolization: Comparison of Treatment Outcome with Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy. Successful treatment of a testicular varicocele, which can result in...	19th November, 2009		Vascular. 2009 Dec 1;17(S3):S129-S136.
The Effect of Prior Varicocelectomy in Patients With Nonobstructive Azoospermia on Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcomes: A Retrospective Pilot Study. OBJECTIVES: To examine our retrospective data on the outcomes of...	17th November, 2009	Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IVF Unit, Baskent University	Urology. 2009 Nov 12. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Varicocele:
Smoking Worsens Sperm Motility and Morphology With Varicocele	Abstracts in Hematology and Oncology:  Oct 27 2009 6:48PM Matching: varicocele
Smoking Worsens Sperm Motility and Morphology With Varicocele	Medscape:  Oct 27 2009 5:45PM Matching: varicocele
Hereditary Behavior of Varicocele	MDLinx:  Oct 23 2009 10:36AM Matching: varicocele
Smoking Linked to Sperm Harm in Men With Varicocele	Modern Medicine:  Oct 20 2009 1:19AM Matching: varicocele

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