Varicocele
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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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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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