Rifkin M D, Foy P M, Kurtz A B, Pasto M E, Goldberg B B
J Ultrasound Med. 1983 Jun;2(6):271-5. doi: 10.7863/jum.1983.2.6.271.
Twenty-one patients with the clinical diagnosis of varicocele were evaluated with static and superficial organ scanners. The sonogram was able to image the dilated scrotal veins in all of these cases. The small, clinically subtle varicocele could be demonstrated only with high-resolution, dedicated real-time small-parts scanners, whereas larger lesions could also be imaged with B-mode contact equipment. Varicoceles are a well-documented cause of male infertility amenable to surgical treatment. From this study it is felt that ultrasonography can accurately detect varicoceles. It can be used as a screening procedure so that only those men requiring therapy need undergo more extensive and complicated diagnostic procedures.
对21例临床诊断为精索静脉曲张的患者使用静态和浅表器官扫描仪进行了评估。在所有这些病例中，超声检查均能够显示扩张的阴囊静脉。临床上细微的小型精索静脉曲张只有使用高分辨率、专门的实时小器官扫描仪才能显示出来，而较大的病变也可用B型接触式设备成像。精索静脉曲张是已被充分证实的导致男性不育且适合手术治疗的病因。从这项研究可以看出，超声检查能够准确检测出精索静脉曲张。它可用作一种筛查手段，这样只有那些需要治疗的男性才需要接受更广泛、更复杂的诊断程序。
