title: [Idiopathic varicocele: incidence in 517 subjects].
abstract: A sample population of 517 subjects was screened in order to evaluate the incidence of idiopathic varicocele. Subjects were examined clinically and underwent tests using a Doppler flow-meter. Following a brief introduction to the didymoepididymal disease, the findings of the study are reported. In conclusion, the important role of orthostasis as a causal factor leading to the onset of disease in subjects with a predisposition to diathesis is underlined.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Catania, Istituto di I Clinica Chirurgica.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Cataldo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trombatore
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Carlo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Greca
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li Destri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scilletta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puleo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D014646:Varicocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Varicocele idiopatico: incidenza su 517 soggetti.