| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2019]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (XXVII, 638 p. 91 illus., 68 illus. in color.)
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| Disciplina |
616.67
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| Soggetto topico |
Varicocele
Infertility, Male
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| ISBN |
3-319-79102-8
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Part I: Varicocele Origin and Pathology -- Anatomic theories of varicocele origin -- Scrotal hyperthermia, hormonal disturbances, testicular hypoperfusion, and backflow of toxic metabolites in varicocele -- Genetics and epigenetics of varicocele pathophysiology -- Oxidative stress and varicocele pathophysiology -- Proteomic and metabolomic profile of semen and seminal plasma in varicocele -- Experimental varicocele -- Part II: Clinical Evaluation of Varicocele -- Epidemiology of varicocele in pediatric, adolescent and adult populations -- Association between varicocele and infertility -- Varicocele clinical diagnosis and grading -- Imaging and other diagnostic modalities in varicocele diagnosis -- Conventional semen analysis and specialized sperm function tests in patients with varicocele -- Endocrine testing and the association between varicocele and hypogonadism -- Varicocele and orchialgia -- Part III: Therapy of Varicocele -- The evolution and refinement of varicocele treatment: A historical perspective -- Medical therapy in varicocele-related infertility -- Macroscopic surgical techniques for varicocele repair -- Microscopic surgical techniques for varicocele repair -- Laparoscopic techniques for varicocele repair -- Interventional radiology for varicocele treatment -- Robotic assisted microsurgical varicocelectomy -- Effect of varicocele treatment on conventional semen analysis -- Effect of varicocele treatment on oxidative stress markers and sperm DNA fragmentation -- Effect of varicocele treatment on natural pregnancy outcome -- Effect of varicocele treatment on assisted reproductive technology (ART) pregnancy outcome -- Varicocele and azoospermia -- Prognostic factors for a favorable outcome after varicocele repair in adults with infertility -- Management of recurrent varicocele -- Cost-effectiveness analysis of varicocele repair and assisted reproductive technology -- Management of pediatric and adolescent varicocele -- Part IV: Controversies with Varicocele -- Is varicocele a bilateral disease?- Why is subclinical varicocele considered a different entity?- Why is it that not all men with varicocele are infertile?- Is there a role for testicular biopsy in men with varicocele?- Should bilateral varicocele repair be recommended in cases of a clinical varicocele and contralateral subclinical varicocele?- Is there any role for intraoperative ultrasound during varicocele repair?- Is there any role for indocyanine green angiography in testicular artery preservation during microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy?- Should a varicocele be repaired before assisted reproductive technology treatment?- Should a varicocele be repaired in non-infertile patients with hypogonadism?- What should be the ideal control group in clinical trials investigating the role of varicocele and its treatment on fertility outcomes?- Part V: Debate (Pro and Con) over Varicocele -- Should SDF testing be used in men with varicocele?- Should varicocele be repaired before ART?- Should varicocele be repaired in azoospermic infertile men?- Should varicocele be managed surgically or radiographically?- Part VI: Clinical Case Scenarios Involving Varicocele -- Grade 1 varicocele and borderline/normal conventional semen analysis -- Grades 2/3 varicocele and normal conventional semen analysis -- Clinical varicocele and severely abnormal semen analysis in a couple considering ART whose female partner is over 36 years old -- Asymptomatic male with left grade 3 varicocele and 2 children desiring vasectomy with low testosterone -- Symptomatic male with subclinical varicocele found on ultrasound evaluation -- Recurrent grade 2/3 varicocele after microsurgical varicocelectomy and abnormal semen parameters in a couple attempting conception for >3 years -- Grade 2/3 varicocele in a 15-year-old healthy boy with normal testis volume (and normal semen analysis) with a history of varicocele and infertility in his father -- Part VII: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Varicocele -- Adult varicocele diagnosis and treatment -- Pediatric and adolescent varicocele diagnosis and treatment -- Sperm DNA fragmentation testing and varicocele -- Grade of evidence on varicocele treatment -- A ‘Strengths-Weakness-Opportunities-Threats’ (SWOT) analysis of varicocele-related infertility and its diagnosis and management.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349544103321 |
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Varicocele and Male Infertility : Current Concepts, Controversies and Consensus / / by Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
