Varicocele and Male Infertility A Complete Guide
This unique textbook – the first of its kind – presents a thoughtful and comprehensive discussion of the significance of varicocele and its impact on male fertility. This hot topic is covered from a multitude of angles in seven thematic sections: origin and pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, medi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
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Table of Contents:
- Management of pediatric and adolescent varicocele
- Part IV: Controversies with Varicocele
- Is varicocele a bilateral disease?- Why is subclinical varicocele considered a different entity?- Why is it that not all men with varicocele are infertile?- Is there a role for testicular biopsy in men with varicocele?- Should bilateral varicocele repair be recommended in cases of a clinical varicocele and contralateral subclinical varicocele?- Is there any role for intraoperative ultrasound during varicocele repair?- Is there any role for indocyanine green angiography in testicular artery preservation during microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy?- Should a varicocele be repaired before assisted reproductive technology treatment?- Should a varicocele be repaired in non-infertile patients with hypogonadism?- What should be the ideal control group in clinical trials investigating the role of varicocele and its treatment on fertility outcomes?- Part V: Debate (Pro and Con) over Varicocele
- Should SDF testing be used in men with varicocele?- Should varicocele be repaired before ART?- Should varicocele be repaired in azoospermic infertile men?- Should varicocele be managed surgically or radiographically?- Part VI: Clinical Case Scenarios Involving Varicocele
- Grade 1 varicocele and borderline/normal conventional semen analysis
- Grades 2/3 varicocele and normal conventional semen analysis
- Clinical varicocele and severely abnormal semen analysis in a couple considering ART whose female partner is over 36 years old
- Asymptomatic male with left grade 3 varicocele and 2 children desiring vasectomy with low testosterone
- Symptomatic male with subclinical varicocele found on ultrasound evaluation
- Recurrent grade 2/3 varicocele after microsurgical varicocelectomy and abnormal semen parameters in a couple attempting conception for >3 years
- Part I: Varicocele Origin and Pathology
- Anatomic theories of varicocele origin
- Scrotal hyperthermia, hormonal disturbances, testicular hypoperfusion, and backflow of toxic metabolites in varicocele
- Genetics and epigenetics of varicocele pathophysiology
- Oxidative stress and varicocele pathophysiology
- Proteomic and metabolomic profile of semen and seminal plasma in varicocele
- Experimental varicocele
- Part II: Clinical Evaluation of Varicocele
- Epidemiology of varicocele in pediatric, adolescent and adult populations
- Association between varicocele and infertility
- Varicocele clinical diagnosis and grading
- Imaging and other diagnostic modalities in varicocele diagnosis
- Conventional semen analysis and specialized sperm function tests in patients with varicocele
- Endocrine testing and the association between varicocele and hypogonadism
- Varicocele and orchialgia
- Part III: Therapy of Varicocele
- Grade 2/3 varicocele in a 15-year-old healthy boy with normal testis volume (and normal semen analysis) with a history of varicocele and infertility in his father
- Part VII: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Varicocele
- Adult varicocele diagnosis and treatment
- Pediatric and adolescent varicocele diagnosis and treatment
- Sperm DNA fragmentation testing and varicocele
- Grade of evidence on varicocele treatment
- A ‘Strengths-Weakness-Opportunities-Threats’ (SWOT) analysis of varicocele-related infertility and its diagnosis and management
- The evolution and refinement of varicocele treatment: A historical perspective
- Medical therapy in varicocele-related infertility
- Macroscopic surgical techniques for varicocele repair
- Microscopic surgical techniques for varicocele repair
- Laparoscopic techniques for varicocele repair
- Interventional radiology for varicocele treatment
- Robotic assisted microsurgical varicocelectomy
- Effect of varicocele treatment on conventional semen analysis
- Effect of varicocele treatment on oxidative stress markers and sperm DNA fragmentation
- Effect of varicocele treatment on natural pregnancy outcome
- Effect of varicocele treatment on assisted reproductive technology (ART) pregnancy outcome
- Varicocele and azoospermia
- Prognostic factors for a favorable outcome after varicocele repair in adults with infertility
- Management of recurrent varicocele
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of varicocele repair and assisted reproductive technology