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BJU INTERNATIONAL
Volume 86, Issue 4, Pages 490-493Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00735.x
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varicocele; prevalence; testis; atrophy; boys; fertility
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Objective To determine the prevalence and site of varicocele and varicocele-related testicular atrophy in children and adolescents. Patients and methods The study included 4052 boys aged of 2-19 years, divided into four age groups; the findings of a physical examination, any testicular atrophy and testicular volume were recorded. Results Varicocele was detected in 293 (7.2%) of the 4052 boys; the prevalence was 0.79% in those aged 2-6 years, 0.96% at 7-10 years, 7.8% at 11-14 years and 14.1% at 15-19 years. The prevalence was 0.92% in 1232 children aged 2-10 years and 11.0% in 2531 adolescents aged 11-19 years (P < 0.001). The prevalence increased significantly at age 13 years (P < 0.005). The varicocele was unilateral in 263 of the 293 (89.7%) boys with varicocele; of these, one (0.38%) was on the right and the others on the left side. Varicoceles were bilateral in 30 of 279 boys (10.8%) aged 11-19 years but none were detected in those aged < 11 years. Varicocele-related testicular atrophy was not present in those aged < 11 years, but seven boys (7.3%) aged 11-14 years and 17 (9.3%) aged 15-19 years had testicular atrophy. The difference in prevalence between the last two age groups with atrophy was not significant. Conclusion These findings support the view that varicocele is a progressive disease and that the prevalence of varicocele and testicular atrophy increases with the puberty.
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