ReviewCentral European journal of urology2015
Varicocele as a source of male infertility - current treatment techniques.
Review in Central European journal of urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03835143 (the Effect of Sub-inguinal Varicocelectomy in Patients Complaining of Orchialgia With Normal Semen Analysis), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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the Effect of Sub-inguinal Varicocelectomy in Patients Complaining of Orchialgia With Normal Semen Analysis
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Don't wait any longer, conceive in time: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on semen parameters after varicocelectomy.International urology and nephrology · 2024Pooled it
- Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and male infertility risk: An updated meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Association between MTHFR A1298C polymorphism and male infertility: A meta-analysis.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban · 2017Pooled it
- Does Sperm DNA Fragmentation Index Continuously Decrease Over Time After Varicocelectomy in Varicocele-Induced Infertility? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.American journal of men's healthPooled it
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- Comparison of SPAG11A gene expression in infertile men with grade 1 and 2 varicocele before and after treatment.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2024Article
- Robotic-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic ICG-fluorescence lymphatic-sparing palomo varicocelectomy: a comparative retrospective study of techniques and outcomes.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Negative effect of varicocele on sperm mitochondrial dysfunction: A cross-sectional study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2023Article
- Comparison of the effects of coenzyme Q10 and Centrum multivitamins on semen parameters, oxidative stress markers, and sperm DNA fragmentation in infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenospermia.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2022Article
- [Testicular sperm extraction in male infertility : Indications, success rates, practical implementation, and possible complications].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2021Review
- Observational
- Proteomic Analyses of Human Sperm Cells: Understanding the Role of Proteins and Molecular Pathways Affecting Male Reproductive Health.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Factors Associated with Varicocele Recurrence After Microscopic Sub-Inguinal Varicocelectomy.Research and reports in urology · 2020Article
- Is male infertility associated with increased oxidative stress in seminal plasma? A-meta analysis.Oncotarget · 2018Article
- Modified Inguinal Microscope-Assisted Varicocelectomy under Local Anesthesia: A Non-randomised Controlled Study of 3565 Cases.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Retroperitoneal Varix ligation with sclerotherapy: a prospective randomized comparative study.Central European journal of urology · 2017Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Varicocele Repair in Infertile Men: A Review.The world journal of men's health · 2016Review
- Leg ischemia post-varicocelectomy.International medical case reports journal · 2016Article
- Assessing information on YouTube™ as a quality source for the treatment of varicoceles.Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of IndiaArticle
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Abstract
To establish the extent of varicocele as the cause of infertility in men and compare the various techniques of treatment. We searched PubMed and the Cochrane Library database using varicocele, male infertility, varicocelectomy as keywords. Varicocele seems to be a growing problem considered to be one of the most common causes of male infertility in recent times. Nevertheless, its role remains unclear. The best treatment option seems to be microscopic surgery - the most effective and linked to rare surgical complications. But the greatest clinical problem remains the selection of patients to treat - recently it is believed that varicocelectomy is a possibly advisable option in patients with clinical varicocele and seminal parameter impairment [1]. More high-quality, multicenter, long-term randomized controlled trials (RCT's) are required to verify the findings.
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