Hamada et al used scrotal scintigraphy to grade a varicocele. While other methods may have supplanted scintigraphy the basic features will still be present. The authors are from Ono Municipal Hospital in Japan.
Patient selection: male with varicocele
Parameters:
(1) pooling
(2) early flow
Pooling
Early Flow
Grade
none
none
0
mild, localized
faint
1 (small)
curvilinear, mottled
obvious
2 (medium)
marked
marked
3 (large)
where:
• Grade 0 was added.
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