Testicular varicocele
From Radipedia
- Varicose veins of the spermatic cord caused by incompetent valves of the pampiniform plexus or blockage of the testicular veins or renal veins
- Left sided 80% of the time
- Patients can present with swelling, discomfort, infertility
- Unilateral right testicular varicocele warrents evaluation for abdominal mass as it is less common due to the direct insertion into IVC