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43
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818-843
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Scopus Yazarları: Taha Abo Almagd Abdel Meguid Hamoda, Ramadan Saleh, Ahmed M. Harraz, Aldo E. Calogero, Damayanthi Durairajanayagam, Tuncay Toprak, Gokhan Calik, Andrea Crafa, Carlo Giulioni, Gian Maria Busetto, Ashok Agarwal, Rossella Cannarella, Rupin Shah, Edmund Y. Ko, Parviz Kavoussi, Amarnath Rambhatla, Rajender Singh, Eric Chung, Sezgin Gunes, Nazim Gherabi, Shinnosuke Kuroda, Hussein Kandil, Murat Gul, Florence Boitrelle, Ramy Abou Ghayda, Raghavender Kosgi, Vilvapathy Senguttuvan Karthikeyan, Giorgio Ivan Russo, Selahittin Çayan
Özet
Purpose: The objective of this manuscript is to assess the effect of varicocele repair (VR) in patients with clinical varicoceles on serum total testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and inhibin B serum levels. Materials and Methods: The study was performed in compliance with the Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies (MOOSE) guidelines and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). All eligible studies were selected following the PICOS (Population, Intervention, Comparison/Comparator, Outcomes, Study design) model. The values of each outcome measured after VR were compared to the before parameters and, when available, to the values on patients with unrepaired varicocele, and to those of healthy controls with no varicocele. For total testosterone, the values were sub-analyzed based on the mean total testosterone levels before VR (<300 ng/dL or >300 ng/dL), the fertility status, the time of follow-up and the technique used for VR. Results: From a total of 460 abstracts retrieved, 48 articles were included in our meta-analysis. Serum total testosterone levels were significantly higher after VR compared to both pre-treatment levels (mean difference [MD] 82.45 ng/dL, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 64.14-100.76; p<0.00001) and to the levels of patients with unrepaired varicocele (MD 91.64 ng/dL, 95% CI: 62.30-120.99; p<0.00001). They did not differ from the levels of healthy controls with no varicocele (MD -22.01 ng/dL, 95% CI: -68.59-24.58; p=0.35). The increase resulted to be independent from the mean total testosterone levels before VR, fertility status, time of follow-up and type of VR. After VR, a trend toward lower serum LH levels was found compared to before values (MD -0.37 IU/L, 95% CI: -0.74-0.01; p=0.06). When compared to the levels of patients with unrepaired VR, LH levels after VR were significantly lower (MD -0.96 IU/L, 95% CI: -1.56 to -0.35; p=0.002). LH levels were not significantly higher than healthy men without varicocele (MD 0.84 IU/L, 95% CI: -0.68-2.36; p=0.28). Patients with VR had significantly lower FSH levels compared to their pre-treatment values (MD -1.43 IU/L, 95% CI: -1.82 to -1.04; p<0.00001), and also to those of patients with non-repaired varicocele (MD -2.35 IU/L, 95% CI: -4.06 to -0.65; p=0.007). When compared to healthy controls with no varicocele, FSH levels were significantly higher (MD 2.71 IU/L, 95% CI: 1.12-4.31; p=0.0009). Lastly, after VR no significant change in inhibin B serum levels was seen compared to pre-treatment levels (MD 11.76 pg/mL, 95% CI: -3.83-27.35; p=0.14). Conclusions: The present meta-analysis is the largest to date to assess the impact of VR on Leydig cell and Sertoli cell function using a before-after analysis for uncontrolled studies, and using data from patients with unrepaired varicoceles or healthy patients without varicocele as controls. VR was found to increase and restore to normality serum levels of total testosterone and LH. This evidence could be of value in considering the treatment of varicocele in patients with low testosterone or those who show a progressive decline in testosterone levels.
Anahtar Kelimeler (Scopus)
Luteinizing hormone
Testosterone
Varicocele
Follicle stimulating hormone
Hormones
Inhibin B
Anahtar Kelimeler
Luteinizing hormone
Testosterone
Varicocele
Follicle stimulating hormone
Hormones
Inhibin B
Makale Bilgileri
Dergi
The World Journal of Men's Health
ISSN
2287-4208
Yıl
2024
/ 1. ay
Cilt / Sayı
42
Makale Türü
Derleme Makale
Hakemlik
Hakemli
Endeks
SCI-Expanded
JCR Quartile
Q1
Yayın Dili
Türkçe
Kapsam
Uluslararası
Toplam Yazar
29 kişi
Erişim Türü
Basılı+Elektronik
Erişim Linki
Makaleye Git
Alan
Sağlık Bilimleri Temel Alanı
Üroloji
YÖKSİS Yazar Kaydı
Yazar Adı
Cannarella Rossella,Shah Rupin,Ko Edmund,Kavoussi Parviz,Rambhatla Amarnath,Abdel-Meguid Taha Abo-Almagd,Saleh Ramadan,Harraz Ahmed M,Calogero Aldo E,Durairajanayagam Damayanthi,TOPRAK TUNCAY,ÇALIK GÖKHAN,CRAFA ANDREA,GÜNEŞ SEZGİN,Gherabi Nazim,Kuroda Shinnosuke,Kandil Hussein,GÜL MURAT,Boitrelle Florence,Ghayda Ramy Abou,Kosgi Raghavender,Karthikeyan Vilvapathy Senguttuvan,Russo Giorgio Ivan,Çayan Selahattin,Singh Rajender,Chung Eric,Giulioni Carlo,Busetto Gian Maria,Agarwal Ashok
YÖKSİS ID
8130126
Hızlı Erişim
Metrikler
Scopus Atıf
6
JCR Quartile
Q1
Yazar Sayısı
29