ReviewAsian journal of andrology
The evolution and refinements of varicocele surgery.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preliminary study of ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block in performing low ligation of the spermatic vein.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Microscopic surgery for the repair of painful varicocele- efficacy and predictors of successful outcomes.Basic and clinical andrology · 2025Article
- Challenging cases of adherent periarterial vein during subinguinal Fisch technique and subinguinal micro-varicocelecotmy and sclerotherapy: a prospective comparative study.Basic and clinical andrology · 2025Article
- Varicoceles: Overview of Treatment from a Radiologic and Surgical Perspective.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2022Review
- Varicocele in an Adult Ram: Histopathological Examination and Sperm Quality Evaluation.Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
- The effect of varicocele repair for sperm DNA fragmentation: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Effect of varicocele repair on sperm DNA fragmentation: a review.International urology and nephrology · 2018Review
- Integrating surgical and clinical andrology is essential to improve the quality of care delivered to infertile couples.Translational andrology and urology · 2017Article
- Expanding our understanding of clinical laboratory testing in male infertility patients.Translational andrology and urology · 2017Article
- An evidence-based perspective on the role of sperm chromatin integrity and sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility.Translational andrology and urology · 2017Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Varicocele Repair in Infertile Men: A Review.The world journal of men's health · 2016Review
- The history of varicocele: from antiquity to the modern ERA.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Varicocele and male infertility: current concepts and future perspectives.Asian journal of andrologyArticle
- Afterword to varicocele and male infertility: current concepts and future perspectives.Asian journal of andrologyArticle
- Does total testicular volume predict testicular volume difference in adolescent males with varicocele?International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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Abstract
Varicoceles had been recognized in clinical practice for over a century. Originally, these procedures were utilized for the management of pain but, since 1952, the repairs had been mostly for the treatment of male infertility. However, the diagnosis and treatment of varicoceles were controversial, because the pathophysiology was not clear, the entry criteria of the studies varied among centers, and there were few randomized clinical trials. Nevertheless, clinicians continued developing techniques for the correction of varicoceles, basic scientists continued investigations on the pathophysiology of varicoceles, and new outcome data from prospective randomized trials have appeared in the world's literature. Therefore, this special edition of the Asian Journal of Andrology was proposed to report much of the new information related to varicoceles and, as a specific part of this project, the present article was developed as a comprehensive review of the evolution and refinements of the corrective procedures.
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