Intratesticular varicocele is an uncommon condition with variable sonographic appearance and identified as dilated intratesticular veins lying from the mediastinum through testicular parenchyma.
We present a case of a 20-year-old male, married and unable to conceive for 2 years. Routine scrotal sonography disclosed extratesticular varicocele which was associated with ipsilateral intratesticular varicocele. Colour Doppler ultrasonography should be the first choice modality of imaging to confirm the diagnosis. Detection of intratesticular varicocele is essential because it is one of the most common recoverable reasons of male infertility.
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Karademir I, Demirer Z, Gürağaç A. Are you the author?
Department of Radiology, Eskisehir Military Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey; Department of Urology, Eskisehir Military Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey; Department of Urology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Reference: Andrologia. 2015 Jun 8. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1111/and.12431
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 26058954
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