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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Anthropometric Variables as Predictors of Semen Parameters and Fertility Outcomes after Varicocelectomy.

Ramy Abou Ghayda, Robert Zakhia El-Doueihi, Jun Young Lee, Muhammad Bulbul, Nassib Abou Heidar, Jad Bulbul, Samer Asmar, Sung Hwi Hong, Jae Won Yang, Andreas Kronbichler and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Ramy Abou GhaydaDivision of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Robert Zakhia El-DoueihiDivision of Urology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon.
Jun Young LeeDepartment of Nephrology, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju Kangwon 26426, Korea.
Muhammad BulbulDivision of Urology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon.
Nassib Abou HeidarDivision of Urology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon.
Jad BulbulDepartment of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
Samer AsmarSurgery Department, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Sung Hwi HongDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Jae Won YangDepartment of Nephrology, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju Kangwon 26426, Korea.
Andreas KronbichlerDepartment of Internal Medicine IV (Nephrology and Hypertension), Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Jae Il ShinDepartment of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, C.P.O. Box 8044, Seoul 03722, Korea.
American University of Beirut Medical Center · LBYonsei University · KRBrigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard Global Health Institute · USInnsbruck Medical University · ATLoyola University Medical Center · USUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Varicocele is the most common correctable male infertility factor and varicocelectomy has been a mainstay in the management of infertility. However, the role of varicocelectomy as a treatment option has been controversial, and the scientific debate around it is still ongoing. Our study aimed to explore the role of anthropometric variables of infertile patients and their relation to sperm parameters following varicocelectomy. The outcome of 124 infertile patients who underwent open sub-inguinal varicocelectomy by a single surgeon over the last ten years was studied. Post varicocelectomy, four semen parameters (volume, total count, motility, and morphology) were analyzed and adjusted according to anthropometric variables including age, varicocele grade, and body mass index (BMI) of patients. Total count and motility were significantly improved after surgery. Varicocelectomy improved semen parameters, notably the count and the motility, especially in younger patients, lower grades of varicocele patients, and low BMI patients. In addition, BMI was positively correlated with volume in pre-varicocelectomy and post-varicocelectomy.

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body mass indexvaricocelevaricocelectomy

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PMID32325696
PMCPMC7230912
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