Relationship between body mass index and development of Varicocele

Abstract

Introduction: Varicocele is characterized by abnormal elongation, dilatation and tortuosity of the pampiniform plexus within the spermatic cord and is the most commonly see and correctable cause of male factor infertility. Objectives: Our study aimed to ind hy abnormal elongation, dilatation and tortuosity of the pampiniform and is the most commonly see and correctable cause of male factor infertility. to investigate the correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and development of Varicocele among a cohort of infertile patients as compared with the number of subject without Varicocele (control group).Patents and methode: Between January 2016 and December 2017, atotal of 102 patients underwent surgerv underwent history taking careful physical examination and scrotal ultrasound scan Cand severity of Varicoceles. An age-matched controls group consisted of 103 subiects aricoceles according to physical examination only. The age, weight, height, and BMI Addition both grades and side were analyzed in patients group. Results: The mean age was 33.38 ±5.68 in patients group and 38.63 ±7.150 in control group. Of the 102 patients 29(28.43%) were grade I, 70 (68.63%) were grade II, and 3(2.94%)were grade III. All 102 patients had left-side varicoceles and 18 of them had bilateral varicoceles. No cases with only right side involvement.The BMI (mean ±SD)of 102 with varicoceles was (26.55± 4.4)while that of control group was (28.30± 4.3) which is clinically significant (p=0.0001).