Afterword to varicocele and male infertility: current concepts and future perspectives.

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Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Varicocele repair for severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia: Scoping review of published guidelines, and systematic review of the literature.Arab journal of urology · 2025
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2. SIRT5 is associated with asthenozoospermia and regulates GC‑2 spd cell proliferation and apoptosis.Molecular medicine reports · 2025
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3. SIRT3 inhibition suppresses hypoxia-inducible factor 1α signaling and alleviates hypoxia-induced apoptosis of type B spermatogonia GC-2 cells.FEBS open bio · 2023
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4. Protein Fingerprinting of Seminal Plasma Reveals Dysregulation of Exosome-Associated Proteins in Infertile Men with Unilateral Varicocele.The world journal of men's health · 2021
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5. Alterations of Spermatozoa Proteomic Profile in Men with Hodgkin's Disease Prior to Cancer Therapy.The world journal of men's health · 2020
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6. Alterations in seminal plasma proteomic profile in men with primary and secondary infertility.Scientific reports · 2020
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7. Functional Analysis of Differentially Expressed Acetylated Spermatozoal Proteins in Infertile Men with Unilateral and Bilateral Varicocele.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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8. Extended indications for varicocelectomy.F1000Research · 2019
   Review
9. Current Issues in Adolescent Varicocele: Pediatric Urological Perspectives.The world journal of men's health · 2018
   Review
10. Effect of varicocele repair on sperm DNA fragmentation: a review.International urology and nephrology · 2018
    Review
11. Update on the proteomics of male infertility: A systematic review.Arab journal of urology · 2018
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12. Integrating surgical and clinical andrology is essential to improve the quality of care delivered to infertile couples.Translational andrology and urology · 2017
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13. An evidence-based perspective on the role of sperm chromatin integrity and sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility.Translational andrology and urology · 2017
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14. Expanding our understanding of clinical laboratory testing in male infertility patients.Translational andrology and urology · 2017
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15. Potential role of imaging in assessing harmful effects on spermatogenesis in adult testes with varicocele.World journal of radiology · 2017
    Review
16. Treatment effect of TUSPLV on recurrent varicocele.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2017
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17. Role of varicocele repair in the era of assisted reproductive technologies: Lessons from 2000 cases of microsurgical varicocele repair.Reproductive medicine and biology
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18. 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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