title: [Radiation load to the gonads in the sclerosing treatment of varicocele].
abstract: Vague notions concerning the radiation dose to the gonads during sclerosing treatment of varicoceles have lead to the unjust neglect of this form of therapy. Accurate measurements have shown that the dose is less than the dose to the female breast resulting from chest radiographs in two planes, if the treatment proceeds without complication. Although the dose is so low, an attempt has been made to evaluate the risk.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008961:Models, Structural; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation; D011859:Radiography; D012306:Risk; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012976:Sodium Morrhuate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013737:Testis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014646:Varicocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D012976:Sodium Morrhuate
vernacular_title: Strahlenbelastung der Gonaden bei der Sklerosierungsbehandlung der Varikozele.