Correlation of ultrasound-measured venous size and reversal of flow with Valsalva with improvement in semen-analysis parameters after varicocelectomy

Jonathan D Schiff; Philip S Li; Marc Goldstein

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.038

Correlation of ultrasound-measured venous size and reversal of flow with Valsalva with improvement in semen-analysis parameters after varicocelectomy

Fertil Steril. 2006 Jul;86(1):250-2. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.038. Epub 2006 Jun 9.

Authors

Jonathan D Schiff¹, Philip S Li, Marc Goldstein

Affiliation

¹ Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery, Cornell Institute for Reproductive Medicine and James Buchanan Brady Foundation, Department of Urology, New York-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. jonathandschiff@hotmail.com

PMID: 16764870
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.038

Abstract

We studied 68 men with varicoceles to determine preoperative parameters that are associated with improvements in semen analysis after varicocelectomy. Ultrasound-measured venous diameter and reversal of flow were found to correlate with successful outcome.

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Flow Velocity
Humans
Infertility, Male / diagnosis*
Infertility, Male / etiology
Infertility, Male / prevention & control*
Male
Middle Aged
Reproducibility of Results
Scrotum / blood supply
Scrotum / diagnostic imaging
Scrotum / surgery
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sperm Count*
Statistics as Topic
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods
Valsalva Maneuver
Varicocele / complications
Varicocele / diagnostic imaging*
Varicocele / surgery*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods
Veins / diagnostic imaging*
Veins / surgery