title: [Ontogenesis of congenital abnormalities of the left gonadal vein and their clinical relevance].
abstract: The anatomy of the gonadal vein has been the subject of several studies relating particularly to the aetiology and therapy of varicocele and left ovarian vein syndrome. Venography shows the presence of valves, the collateral branches, the anastomoses between the left gonadal vein and the retroperitoneal venous networks and the effective pathways of venous reflux. The authors observed a particular congenital anomaly of the left gonadal vein in the dissection of a female cadaver, and studied the venographic pattern of a male patient with left idiopathic varicocele. The aim of this study was to investigate, with the aid of a review of the literature, the embryo-pathogenetic basis of congenital abnormalities of the left gonadic vein, stressing those factors most conducive to errors in the diagnosis and therapy of varicocele and left ovarian vein syndrome, particularly in the scleroembolisation therapy of idiopathic varicocele.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Urologia, Università di Roma Tor Vergata.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forte
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sorrenti
authors.forename: Laura Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Felici
authors.forename: Sabino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carbotta
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Foti
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Falvo
authors.forename: Benedetta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vanni
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biancafarina
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bronzetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006066:Gonads / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014646:Varicocele / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities