Netto Júnior N R, Lemos G C, Barbosa E M
Int J Fertil. 1984;29(3):176-9.
The role of varicocele in male infertility is known. Among infertile patients that look for treatment, approximately 30% suffer from varicocele. The demonstration of the existence of subclinical varicoceles, that is, those that are not detectable through clinical examination, that are responsible for alterations in the spermogram, lead to the development of diagnostic methods of greater sensitivity. In the present study, the results obtained in eighty-eight (88) patients were analyzed with a view to confirming and comparing the sensitivity and efficiency of the Doppler ultrasound and of thermography in the detection of subclinical varicoceles. Thermography revealed itself as more sensitive, allowing the diagnosis of 40.9% of subclinical varicoceles.
精索静脉曲张在男性不育中的作用是已知的。在寻求治疗的不育患者中，约30%患有精索静脉曲张。亚临床精索静脉曲张的存在，即那些通过临床检查无法检测到但会导致精液分析异常的精索静脉曲张，促使了更高灵敏度诊断方法的发展。在本研究中，对88例患者的结果进行了分析，以确认和比较多普勒超声和热成像在检测亚临床精索静脉曲张方面的灵敏度和效率。热成像显示出更高的灵敏度，能够诊断出40.9%的亚临床精索静脉曲张。
