Left renal vein compression as cause for varicocele: prevalence and associated findings on contrast-enhanced CT

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Douglas Lewis, Lars Grimm, Charles Kim]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Abdominal Imaging, 40/8(2015-10-01), 3147-3151
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 0 |a Left renal vein compression as cause for varicocele: prevalence and associated findings on contrast-enhanced CT  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Douglas Lewis, Lars Grimm, Charles Kim] 
520 3 |a Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of left renal vein compression in patients with varicoceles. Methods: Abdominal and pelvis contrast-enhanced CT images from 100 male patients with varicoceles (mean age 50.6years) and 100 matched control patients (mean age 49.8years) were retrospectively reviewed. The diameter of the left renal vein was measured as it crosses between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery and was classified as compressed if there was greater than 50% narrowing. The diameter of the left gonadal vein was measured at the origin. Comparison of the prevalence of left renal vein compression was made via a Chi-squared test and the gonadal vein diameter via a t test. Results: The distribution of varicoceles was 68 on the left, 24 bilateral, and 8 on the right. Compression of the left renal vein was significantly more common in the left varicocele (78%, 53/68) than in the bilateral varicocele (42%, 10/24, p=0.002), right varicocele (13%, 1/8, p<0.001), or control group (10%, 10/100, p<0.001). In the subgroup analysis, the gonadal vein diameter was significantly greater in the left varicocele (mean 5.6mm) than in the bilateral varicocele (mean 4.6mm, p=0.018), right varicocele (mean 3.2mm, p<0.001), and control group (mean 3.1mm, p<0.001). Conclusion: Left renal vein compression by the superior mesenteric artery is a major contributor to left-sided varicoceles. 
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690 7 |a Varicocele  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Renal vein  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a CT  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Nutcracker  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Gonadal vein  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Superior mesenteric artery  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Lewis  |D Douglas  |u Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, 27710, Durham, NC, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Grimm  |D Lars  |u Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, 27710, Durham, NC, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Kim  |D Charles  |u Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, 27710, Durham, NC, USA  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Grimm  |D Lars  |u Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, 27710, Durham, NC, USA  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Kim  |D Charles  |u Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, 27710, Durham, NC, USA  |4 aut 
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