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Varicocele is the most frequent operable cause of male infertility. It is often difficult to diagnose small lesions merely by clinical examination. The fact that a measurable rise of scrotal temperature occurs in a certain number of infertile patients has helped to extend thermography also to the detection of such cases (Comhaire et al., 1976; Zorgniotti and MacLeod, 1973).
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Vlaisavljevič, V. (1991). A Comparative Study of the Diagnostic Value of Telethermography and Contact Thermography in the Diagnosis of 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_30
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