More work needed in examining the relationship between mean platelet volume and inflammation in varicocele pathophysiology.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Research advances in inflammation and oxidative stress in varicocele-induced male infertility: a narrative review.Asian journal of andrology · 2025
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2. Mean platelet volume might be an effective indicator of poor semen quality in varicocele patients.International urology and nephrology · 2024
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3. Predictive value of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in renal cancer.World journal of urology · 2016
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4. Proteomic analysis of seminal plasma from bilateral varicocele patients indicates an oxidative state and increased inflammatory response.Asian journal of andrology
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5. RE: White blood cell counts and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in the diagnosis of testicular cancer: a simple secondary serum tumor marker.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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6. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in clinical practice.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada
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7. Author response: The relationship between mean platelet volume and inflammation in varicocele pathophysiology.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada
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Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Funding

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Abstract

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