ArticleJournal of imaging2023
Testicular Evaluation Using Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in Patients with Varicocele.
Article in Journal of imaging, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06524258 (Testicular Elastography for Predicting the Likelihood of Sperm Retrieval in Microscopic Testicular Sperm Extraction), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Testicular Elastography for Predicting the Likelihood of Sperm Retrieval in Microscopic Testicular Sperm Extraction
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Varicocele repair for severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia: Scoping review of published guidelines, and systematic review of the literature.Arab journal of urology · 2025Pooled it
- Testicular shear wave elastography in varicocele: measurement strategy and clinical application.Basic and clinical andrology · 2026Article
- Clinical value of shear wave elastography (SWE) combined with superb microvascular imaging (SMI) for the evaluation of semen abnormalities.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Morphological Analysis of Intratesticular Structures Affecting Hamster Testicular Stiffness.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Shear Wave Elastography Evaluation of Testicular Stiffness in Dogs Affected by Testicular Pathology.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Assessment of testicular stiffness in fertile dogs with shear wave elastography techniques: a pilot study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the possible influence of the presence of varicocele on the quantification of testicular stiffness.
methodsUltrasound with shear wave elastography (SWE) was performed on 48 consecutive patients (96 testicles) referred following urology consultation for different reasons. A total of 94 testes were studied and distributed in three groups: testes with varicocele (group A, n = 19), contralateral normal testes (group B; n = 13) and control group (group C, n = 62). Age, testicular volume and testicular parenchymal tissue stiffness values of the three groups were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test.
resultsThe mean age of the patients was 42.1 ± 11.1 years. The main reason for consultation was infertility (64.6%). The mean SWE value was 4 ± 0.4 kPa (kilopascal) in group A, 4 ± 0.5 kPa in group B and 4.2 ± 0.7 kPa in group C or control. The testicular volume was 15.8 ± 3.8 mL in group A, 16 ± 4.3 mL in group B and 16.4 ± 5.9 mL in group C. No statistically significant differences were found between the three groups in terms of age, testicular volume and tissue stiffness values.
conclusionTissue stiffness values were higher in our control group (healthy testicles) than in patients with varicocele.
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