Is varicocele associated with underlying venous abnormalities? Varicocele and the prostatic venous plexus
H Sakamoto, Y Ogawa - The Journal of urology, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We examined the pampiniform plexus and prostatic venous plexus using color
Doppler ultrasonography and evaluated the relationship between varicocele and the
prostatic venous plexus. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 209 men with a
mean age of 35.3 years, of whom 68 had no varicoceles, 94 had a unilateral varicocele and
47 had bilateral varicoceles based on scrotal color Doppler ultrasonography. The diameter
of the pampiniform plexus and prostatic venous plexus was measured using scrotal and …
Doppler ultrasonography and evaluated the relationship between varicocele and the
prostatic venous plexus. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 209 men with a
mean age of 35.3 years, of whom 68 had no varicoceles, 94 had a unilateral varicocele and
47 had bilateral varicoceles based on scrotal color Doppler ultrasonography. The diameter
of the pampiniform plexus and prostatic venous plexus was measured using scrotal and …