Assessment of saphenofemoral junction in infertile patients with varicocele
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: VARICOCELE IS AMONG THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF MALE INFERTILITY. VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY IS PRESENT IN SOME PATIENTS WITH INFERTILITY. VALVULAR INCOMPETENCE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE THE MAJOR UNDERLYING POSSIBLE ETIOLOGIC FACTOR IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF BOTH VARICOCELE AND VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY. AIM OF THE STUDY: THE AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO ASSESS THE SAPHENOFEMORAL JUNCTION INCOMPETENCE IN ... Read more