Does varicocele grade predict the postoperative changes of semen parameters following left inguinal micro-varicocelectomy?

被引:4
作者
Wang, Hongzhen [1 ]
Wang, Xueke [1 ]
Fu, Dingjun [1 ]
Zhu, Hua [1 ]
Lai, Ming-Kuen [1 ]
机构
[1] Chang Gung Hosp, Dept Surg, Div Urol, Fujian, Peoples R China
关键词
Varicocele; Grade; Microsurgery; Infertility; Inguinal;
D O I
10.1016/j.ajur.2015.07.002
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between preoperative grade and postoperative changes of semen parameters following left inguinal varicocelectomy. Methods: This study included 44 patients undergoing left microsurgical inguinal varicocelectomy. Internal spermatic veins were classified as large (4 mm or more in diameter), medium (2-4 mm), or small (2 mm or less). Changes in sperm activity, morphology and count were estimated perioperatively. The introperative findings and semen parameters were compared between varicocele groups of grades 2 and 3. Results: Both sperm motility and count improved significantly postoperatively (from (31.9 +/- 16.3)% to (47.3 +/- 15.5)%, from (28.1 +/- 28.1) x 10(6)/mL to (52.1 +/- 74.2) x 10(6)/mL). In varicoceles with grade 2 and 3, significant differences were found in the number of large veins (0.4 +/- 0.6 vs. 1.2 +/- 0.7, p < 0.001) and ultrasonographic maximum diameters of spermatic vein in supine and standing positions (2.3 +/- 0.4 cm vs. 2.8 +/- 0.6 cm, 3.1 +/- 0.7 cm vs. 3.9 +/- 0.7 cm, p = 0.001 and 0.001 respectively). However no difference of changes in sperm motility and count was detected ((16.3 +/- 13.5)% vs. (14.4 +/- 12.6)%, (30.5 +/- 84.4) x 10(6)/mL vs. (12.9 +/- 20.6) x 10(6)/mL respectively, p = 0.65 and 0.40 respectively). Conclusion: Preoperative varicocele grade might not predict postoperative semen changes regardless of possible existence of anatomic and ultrasonographic associations. (C) 2015 Editorial Office of Asian Journal of Urology. Production and hosting by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
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页码:163 / 166
页数:4
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