Varicocele: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

varicocele, spermatic cord venous dilatation, spermatic cord vein dilatation, spermatic cord vein dilation, spermatic cord venous dilation, pampinocele, dilatation of veins of pampiniform plexus, varicosity of pampiniform plexus veins, incompetent valves of spermatic veins, bag of worms, absent valves of spermatic veins, male infertility, internal spermatic vein, pampiniform plexus, male infertility, scrotal swelling, scrotal pain

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR, LRCP, Chairman of Medical Imaging, Professor of Radiology, NGHA, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR, LRCP is a member of the following medical societies: American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of the United States, Royal College of Radiologists, and Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Sumaira MacDonald, MBChB, PhD, MRCP, FRCR, Lecturer, Sheffield University Medical School; Endovascular Fellow, Sheffield Vascular Institute
Sumaira MacDonald, MBChB, PhD, MRCP, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: British Medical Association, Royal College of Physicians, and Royal College of Radiologists
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Klaus L Irion, MD, PhD, Consulting Staff, The Cardiothoracic Centre Liverpool NHS Trust, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
Klaus L Irion, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
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Harris L Cohen, MD, FACR, Vice Chairman/Associate Chairman (Research Activities), Director, Division of Body Imaging, Professor of Radiology, Stony Brook School of Medicine; Visiting Professor of Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Harris L Cohen, MD, FACR is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Association of Program Directors in Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, Society for Pediatric Radiology, and Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
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Joshua A Becker, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Society of Uroradiology
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Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
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Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Radiologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine
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