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Relationship between adolescent varicocele and mean platelet volume
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Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between adolescent varicocele and mean platelet volume (MPV). Material and Method: Fifty nine healthy cases who applied for routine controls and 43 patients with Grade 3 varicocele aged from 11 to 19 years were included in study as Group 1 and Group 2, respectively. MPV values of both groups were statistically compared. Results: Between January 2012 and February 2018, a total of 102 cases were included in the study. The mean age of the cases was 15.12±2.12 years. The mean ages of the cases in Groups 1 and 2 were 15.07±2.18 and 15.19±2.06 years, respectively. No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of mean ages and their distribution (p> 0.05). MPV values for Groups 1 and 2 were 8.09 ± 0.69 and 9.65 ± 1.6, respectively. MPV values measured in Group 2 were significantly higher than group 1 (p<0.001). Conclusion: In our study, there was a significant relationship between adolescent varicocele and MPV . We believe that MPV elevation can be used as a guide in future studies performed on varicocele pathophysiology.

Keywords : Adolescent, varicocele, mean platelet volume

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Volume 1, Issue 1, 2019
Page : 9-13
https://doi.org/10.38053/agtd.500295
Article Information
Submitted : 21 Ara 2018
Accepted : 09 Oca 2019
Corresponding Author :

Engin Kölükçü: Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Tokat, Turkey

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Citation : Kölükçü E, Etiakan İ, Unsal V, Uluocak N. Relationship between adolescent varicocele and mean platelet volume. Anadolu Güncel Tıp Derg 2019; 1(1): 9-13.

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