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Effect of varicocelectomy on male infertility.
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dc.contributor.author | 조강수 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-28T11:12:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-28T11:12:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2005-6737 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/138916 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Varicocele is the most common cause of male infertility and is generally correctable or at least improvable by various surgical and radiologic techniques. Therefore, it seems simple and reasonable that varicocele should be treated in infertile men with varicocele. However, the role of varicocele repair for the treatment of subfertile men has been questioned during the past decades. Although varicocele repair can induce improvement of semen quality, the obvious benefit of spontaneous pregnancy has not been shown through several meta-analyses. Recently, a well-designed randomized clinical trial was introduced, and, subsequently, a novel meta-analysis was published. The results of these studies advocate that varicocele repair be regarded as a standard treatment modality in infertile men with clinical varicocele and abnormal semen parameters, which is also supported by current clinical guidelines. Microsurgical varicocelectomy has been regarded as the gold standard compared to other surgical techniques and radiological management in terms of the recurrence rate and the pregnancy rate. However, none of the methods has been proven through well-designed clinical trials to be superior to the others in the ability to improve fertility. Accordingly, high-quality data from well-designed studies are needed to resolve unanswered questions and update current knowledge. Upcoming trials should be designed to define the best technique and also to define how to select the best candidates who will benefit from varicocele repair. | - |
dc.description.statementOfResponsibility | open | - |
dc.format.extent | 703~709 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | KOREAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY | - |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/kr/ | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Fertility* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Humans | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Infertility, Male/etiology* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Infertility, Male/surgery | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Male | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male/methods* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Varicocele/complications | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Varicocele/surgery* | - |
dc.title | Effect of varicocelectomy on male infertility. | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.college | College of Medicine (의과대학) | - |
dc.contributor.department | Dept. of Urology (비뇨기과학) | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Kang Su Cho | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Ju Tae Seo | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4111/kju.2014.55.11.703 | - |
dc.admin.author | false | - |
dc.admin.mapping | false | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A03801 | - |
dc.relation.journalcode | J02134 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2005-6745 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 25405011 | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Infertility | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Pregnancy | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Treatment outcome | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Varicocele | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Cho, Kang Su | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Cho, Kang Su | - |
dc.citation.volume | 55 | - |
dc.citation.number | 11 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 703 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 709 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | KOREAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, Vol.55(11) : 703-709, 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.rimsid | 50757 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
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