The Role of The Spermatic Cord Layers in The Development of Varicoceles
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Ariel Halevy; Jan Oland; Joel Sayfan; Yehuda Shperber
- Source
- Journal of Urology. 133:223-223
- Subject
- Adult
Male
Spermatic Cord
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Urology
Varicocele
Hernia, Inguinal
medicine.disease
Spermatic cord
Pampiniform plexus
Surgery
Postoperative Complications
medicine.anatomical_structure
medicine.vein
Indirect inguinal hernia
medicine
Humans
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1527-3792
0022-5347
The theory that insufficiency of the spermatic cord layers could be the etiological factor in the development of varicocele is reviewed critically. A prospective study of 40 patients operated upon for a left indirect inguinal hernia was done. The spermatic cord layers were excised as a routine part of the operation but combined manual and Doppler examinations revealed no postoperative reflux into the pampiniform plexus. We conclude that the spermatic cord layers probably do not have a major role in the pathogenesis of varicocele.