Your testicular artery gets injured. Varicocele embolization With this less common treatment, a doctor called a radiologist will cut into a vein in your groin or neck to insert a tube.

These veins travel through the spermatic cord and cool the blood passing through the testicular artery. The veins are normally not palpable. When they enlarge, they become noticeable and palpable ...

These veins help cool the blood before it travels to the testicular artery, which supplies the testicles with blood. If the testicles are too hot, they cannot make healthy sperm.

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Varicoceles are similar to varicose veins but they affect the testicular area in men. They are thought to affect 15 percent of men, usually between the age of 15 and 25 years.

Testicular torsion Each testicle hangs from a spermatic cord consisting of arteries, veins, and nerves. If the cord twists (usually spontaneously), bloodflow is cut off, causing severe pain.

For more information about testicular varicocele treatment or how to schedule an appointment with an interventional radiologist, please call 617-732-6248 or 866-345-XRAY, or visit the Brigham and ...

Artery vs Vein. Arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood towards the heart. With the exception of pulmonary blood vessels, arteries carry oxygenated blood and veins carry ...

A 22-year-old man underwent right radical orchiectomy for a testicular mass; the histopathological diagnosis was pure teratoma of the testis. Computed Tomography (CT) with contrast material of the ...