Observational studyHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2018
Unilateral Lichtenstein tension-free mesh hernia repair and testicular perfusion: a prospective control study.
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- Doppler Examination of the Testicular Artery of Beagle-Breed Dogs from Birth to Puberty.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2023Article
- The Comparison of Resistance Index of Testicular Artery Using Color Doppler Ultrasound in Infertile Men Undergoing Varicocelectomy.Journal of reproduction & infertilityArticle
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Abstract
purposeCompare testicular perfusion between the herniated and the healthy side pre- and post-surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsOur study was done on patients with unilateral inguinal hernia. A Doppler ultrasound study was performed in the healthy and herniated side before surgery and 3 months after it.
results31 patients were included, 74.2% on the right and 25.8% on the left side. When comparing the pre-surgical values of testicular resistance index from the healthy side with those on the herniated side, there was a significant difference at the spermatic cord levels (0.73 ± 0.11 and 0.81 ± 0.13, p = 0.018) and the extra-testicular level (0.66 ± 0.92 and 0.74 ± 0.10, p = 0.032), but a significant difference was not present at the intra-testicular level (0.62 ± 0.07 and 0.65 ± 0.08). Three months after the surgery, there were no statistically significant differences at any of the levels studied.
conclusionThere are no intra-testicular perfusion differences caused by the presence of hernia, nor during post-surgery.
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