Varicocele

Varicocele
Varicocele on the person's left testicle. Notice the swelling and slight enlargement of the left testicle, which is marked by an arrow.
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SpecialtyUrology

A varicocele is, in a man, an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum; in a woman, it is an abnormal painful swelling to the embryologically identical pampiniform venous plexus; it is more commonly called pelvic compression syndrome. In the male varicocele, this plexus of veins drains blood from the testicles back to the heart. The vessels originate in the abdomen and course down through the inguinal canal as part of the spermatic cord on their way to the testis. Varicoceles occur in around 15% to 20% of all men.[3][4] The incidence of varicocele increase with age.

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  3. ^ White, Wesley M.; Kim, Edward David; Mobley, Joe D (2 January 2019). "Varicocele: Epidemiology". Medscape. Retrieved 18 September 2019. Although varicoceles appear in approximately 20% of the general male population, they are much more common in the subfertile population (40%).
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