Diagnosaurus
Varicocele
Etiology
- Usually due to elevated hydrostatic pressure or incompetent valves in the internal spermatic vein
- Left-sided (more common): may also be due to left renal vein obstruction, eg,
- Right-sided: may also be due to retroperitoneal malignancy obstructing right spermatic vein
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Varicocele." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115018/all/Varicocele.
Zeiger RFR. Varicocele. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115018/all/Varicocele. Accessed May 13, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Varicocele. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115018/all/Varicocele
Zeiger RFR. Varicocele [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 13]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115018/all/Varicocele.
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