Leading Article
The continuing conundrum of varicocele
Authors:
B Sathesan ,
Department of Urology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo., LK
SAS Goonewardena
Department of Urology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo., LK
Abstract
Varicocele is an abnormal dilatation and tortuosity of the pampiniform venous plexus of the spermatic cord, chiefly affecting the internal spermatic vein and less commonly the cremasteric (external spermatic) vein. There are two types of varicocele: 1. the primary or idiopathic - the most common type, and 2 the secondary, due to kidney or retroperitoneal tumour, lymphadenopathy and hepatic congestion.
DOI: 10.4038/slju.v9i1.1955
Sri Lanka Journal of Urology, 2008, 9, 1-6
Published on 15 Jun 2010.
Peer Reviewed
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