Андрология и генитальная хирургия. 2023; 24: 49-57
Клиническое значение варикоцелэктомии: обзор литературы
https://doi.org/10.17650/2070-9781-2023-24-2-49-57Аннотация
Оперативное лечение клинически значимого варикоцеле у бесплодных мужчин с патоспермией является общепринятой практикой. Однако уже длительное время не решенными остаются вопросы о роли этого заболевания в патогенезе таких состояний, как гипогонадизм и орхалгия, а также о роли варикоцелэктомии в устранении болевой симптоматики в мошонке и повышении уровня тестостерона. Предметом дискуссии остается и целесообразность оперативного лечения варикоцеле у пациентов с азооспермией.
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Andrology and Genital Surgery. 2023; 24: 49-57
Clinical significance of varicocelectomy: literature review
https://doi.org/10.17650/2070-9781-2023-24-2-49-57Abstract
Surgical treatment of clinically significant varicocele in infertile men with pathospermia is a common practice. However, the question of the role of this disease in the pathogenesis of such conditions as hypogonadism and orchalgia, as well as the role of varicocelectomy in eliminating pain symptoms in the scrotum and increasing testosterone levels, has remained ambiguous for a long time. The expediency of surgical treatment of varicocele in patients with azoospermia also remains a subject of discussion.
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