Ayman M. Abdalla^1,*, Mohammad Abu Awad², Omar AlZoubi², La'aly A. Al-Samrraie³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 797-814, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.024913 - 24 February 2022

Abstract The enlarged veins in the pampiniform venous plexus, known as varicocele disease, are typically identified using ultrasound scans. The medical diagnosis of varicocele is based on examinations made in three positions taken to the right and left testicles of the male patient. The proposed system is designed to determine whether a patient is affected. Varicocele is more frequent on the left side of the scrotum than on the right and physicians commonly depend on the supine position more than other positions. Therefore, the experimental results of this study focused on images taken in the supine… More >

LEI YU^1,2, ZHEN FAN³, HONGQIANG WANG², WENXIAN LI⁴, TAO JING², QIANG LI², SHENQIAN LI², PEITAO WANG², XUJUN XUAN^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 323-329, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.09034 - 19 February 2021

Abstract This worked aimed to test the hypothesis that L-alanyl-L-glutamine (Ala-Gln) improves the varicocele-induced testicular injury, which causes male infertility. For this purpose, fifty adult male Wistar rats received the varicocele (VC) surgery at the left renal vein. Biomarkers were determined 2, 4, and 8 weeks after VC (n = 10/each detection). Four weeks after VC, rats received Ala-Gln (1.125 g/kg) treatment with and or saline for 1 week (n = 10/each group). Rats in the sham group were also detected for biomarkers at 2, 4, and 8 weeks (n = 10/each detection). VC caused testicular… More >

Claudio Spinelli¹, Silvia Strambi¹, Marga Busetto¹, Leonardo Rossi¹, Jessica Piscioneri¹, Angela Pucci², Francesco Bianco³

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 8254-8259, 2016

Abstract Introduction: The aim of our study is to compare two different surgical procedures, lymphatic vessels and arterioles sparing microsurgical inguinal varicocelectomy (LASMIV) without delivery of the testis and LASMIV with delivery of the testis and ligature of collateral and gubernacular veins.
Materials and methods: Seventy adolescents suffering from varicocele and reduction of the ipsilateral testicular volume greater than 20% were prospectively assigned to two homogenous groups according to age and Tanner stage. The patients, operated from 2008 to 2013, were randomized to undergo either LASMIV without delivery of the testis or LASMIV with delivery and ligature of… More >

Turgay Ebiloglu¹, Yasin Aydogmus¹, Engin Kaya², Ender Oral¹, Omer Kaplan¹, Yusuf Kibar²

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.23, No.3, pp. 8285-8290, 2016

Abstract Introduction: To evaluate the effect of physical activity on varicocele pain and how different varicocelectomy techniques relieve this pain.
Materials and methods: Between November 2012 and January 2015, a total of 64 patients with left groin pain and clinical varicocele were enrolled in this study. A visual analogue scale (VAS) classifying the pain in ten scores was used to assess the severity of pain before and after beginning continuous physical activity, and after operations. Patients were randomly divided into three groups. Group 1 had open sub-inguinal varicocelectomy, Group 2 had loupe-assisted sub-inguinal varicocelectomy and Group 3 had… More >

Giovanny Vivas-Acevedo¹, Ricardo Lozano-Hernandez¹, Maria I. Camejo²

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.18, No.5, pp. 5884-5889, 2011

Abstract Introduction: Varicocele has been associated with decreased semen quality. However, little is known about the effect of varicocele on the function of the accessory sex glands. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship among varicocele, seminal parameters, and biochemical markers of accessory sex glands: neutral alpha-glucosidase (NAG, epididymis), fructose (seminal vesicles), prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), and zinc (prostate).
Materials and methods: A clinical study was conducted in 190 men with varicocele and 100 normozoospermic men as the control group. Semen analysis, hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST), polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell count, fructose, zinc, PAP, and NAG… More >

Danny M. Rabah, Ayman A. Adwan, Mohamed A. Seida

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.16, No.5, pp. 4826-4830, 2009

Abstract Background and objectives: Hydrocele caused by the division of lymphatic vessels during varicocelectomy is a common complication. Preservation of these lymphatics is the aim of many studies. We evaluated patient outcomes after laparoscopic varicocelectomy that involved intratunical methylene blue dye injection just prior to the procedure.
Materials and methods: This prospective study included all adult patients (over age 14 years) with clinically palpable varicocele who presented to our clinic between December 2005 and July 2007. Prior to laparoscopic surgery, methylene blue dye was injected in the intratunical space between the tunica albuginea and the tunica vaginalis. Laparoscopic intraperitoneal… More >