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Association between varicocele and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Erdogmus Besir,
Yazici Burhan,
Balbay Oner,
Annakkaya Ali Nihat,
Ozdere Betul Ayca,
Bulut Ismet
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20195
Subject(s) - medicine , varicocele , pulmonary disease , respiratory disease , association (psychology) , gynecology , surgery , lung , infertility , pregnancy , genetics , biology , philosophy , epistemology
Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between varicocele and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) via color duplex sonography.Materials and Methods: Forty‐four male patients with COPD (age range, 50–89 years; mean ± SD, 66 ± 9) and 44 male healthy controls (age range, 47–75 years; mean ± SD, 65 ± 6) were evaluated with color duplex sonography for unilateral or bilateral varicocele.Results: The incidence of right, left, and bilateral varicocele was 47.7%, 65.9%, and 38.6% respectively, in the COPD group, versus 22.7%, 52.3%, and 13.6% in the control group. The incidence of right and bilateral varicocele in the COPD group was significantly higher than in the control group ( p < 0.05). The incidence of varicocele also increased with increase in COPD severity.Conclusions: The incidence of varicocele in COPD patients is high. Varicocele might be one of the most important causes of scrotal pain and infertility in COPD patients. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 34:55–59, 2006