Varicocele

"Varicocele" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A condition characterized by the dilated tortuous veins of the SPERMATIC CORD with a marked left-sided predominance. Adverse effect on male fertility occurs when varicocele leads to an increased scrotal (and testicular) temperature and reduced testicular volume.

Descriptor ID	D014646
MeSH Number(s)	C12.294.936 C14.907.903
Concept/Terms	Varicocele Varicocele Varicoceles

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Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Genital Diseases, Male [C12.294]
Varicocele [C12.294.936]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Varicocele [C14.907.903]

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Bar chart showing 21 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	1	3
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	1	2
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	4	0	4
2012	1	0	1
2013	3	0	3
2019	2	0	2

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Horrow MM. Further Workup for Isolated Right-Sided Varicocele. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 08; 213(2):W95.

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Halpern JA, Thirumavalavan N, Kohn TP, Patel AS, Leong JY, Cervellione RM, Keene DJB, Ibrahim E, Brackett NL, Lamb DJ, Ramasamy R. Distribution of Semen Parameters Among Adolescent Males Undergoing Fertility Preservation in a Multicenter International Cohort. Urology. 2019 05; 127:119-123.

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Fast AM, Deibert CM, Van Batavia JP, Nees SN, Glassberg KI. Adolescent varicocelectomy: does artery sparing influence recurrence rate and/or catch-up growth? Andrology. 2014 Mar; 2(2):159-64.

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Woldu S, Nees S, Van Batavia J, Spencer B, Glassberg K. Physical exam and ultrasound characteristics of right varicocoeles in adolescents with left varicocoeles. Andrology. 2013 Nov; 1(6):936-42.

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Van Batavia JP, Fast AM, Nees SN, Mercado MA, Gaselberti A, Glassberg KI. Incidence, significance and natural history of persistent retrograde venous flow after varicocelectomy in children and adolescents: correlation with catch-up growth. J Urol. 2013 Aug; 190(2):689-95.

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MacLachlan LS, Nees SN, Fast AM, Glassberg KI. Intratesticular varicoceles: are they significant? J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Dec; 9(6 Pt A):851-5.

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Trussell JC, Christman GM, Ohl DA, Legro RS, Krawetz SA, Snyder PJ, Patrizio P, Polotsky AJ, Diamond MP, Casson PR, Coutifaris C, Barnhart K, Brzyski RG, Schlaff WD, Meacham R, Shin D, Thomas T, Zhang M, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Zhang H. Recruitment challenges of a multicenter randomized controlled varicocelectomy trial. Fertil Steril. 2011 Dec; 96(6):1299-305.

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Nees SN, Glassberg KI. Observations on hydroceles following adolescent varicocelectomy. J Urol. 2011 Dec; 186(6):2402-7.

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Korets R, Woldu SL, Nees SN, Spencer BA, Glassberg KI. Testicular symmetry and adolescent varicocele--does it need followup? J Urol. 2011 Oct; 186(4 Suppl):1614-8.

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Barone JG, Johnson K, Sterling M, Ankem MK. Laparoendoscopic single-site varicocele repair in adolescents-initial experience at a single institution. J Endourol. 2011 Oct; 25(10):1605-8.

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