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- Title
VARİKOSELLİ ERİŞKİN HASTALARDA BİLATERAL TESTİKÜLER VOLÜMLERİN ULTRASONOGRAFİ İLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ.
- Authors
Karakaş, Ekrem; Karakaş, Ömer; Boyacı, Fatma Nurefşan; Doğan, Ferit; Kılıçaslan, Nihat; Çeçe, Hasan; Badem, Ömer Faruk
- Abstract
Objective: In this study, it is aimed to investigate changes in bilateral testicular volume in adult patients with varicocele. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 51 consecutively recruited patients with varicocele and 25 healthy control volunteers. In all participants, testicular volumes were calculated. The following groups were formed: group 1, testicles ipsilateral to varicocele; group 2, testicles contralateral to varicocele; and group 3, healthy volunteer controls. The data were not normally distributed, and therefore, non-parametric tests were performed. Results: There were no statistically significant difference in terms of age, height and weight between varicocele patients and healthy volunteers controls. Mean testicular volumes of group 1 and group 2 were found to be lower than that of group 3 (both P < 0.001). There was no statistical difference in terms of testicular volumes between group 1 and group 2 (P = 0,247). Conclusion: Testicular volume measurements using ultrasonography can be used in the determination of damaging effects on testes of varicocele.
- Publication
Duzce Medical Journal, 2014, Vol 16, Issue 3, p30
- ISSN
1307-671X
- Publication type
Article