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In clinical practice, thermography is generally performed when a varicocele is suspected (Lewis and Harrison, 1979; 1980). The concept of scrotal hyperthermia was associated with varicocele (Zorgniotti and MacLeod, 1973; Comhaire et al., 1976; Monteyne et al., 1978).
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Hsiung, R., Nieva, H., Clavert, A. (1991). Scrotal Hyperthermia and Varicocele. In: Zorgniotti, A.W. (eds) Temperature and Environmental Effects on the Testis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 286. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5913-5_27
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